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Sands of Iwo Jima

starring: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, Wally Cassell
directed by: Allan Dwan

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780782010046
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0782010040
Label: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 14, 1998
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 14743
Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: March 01, 1950



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Amazon.com essential video:
John Wayne's old studio home, Republic, made this 1949 drama about the heroic capture of an important island in the Pacific by marines in World War II. Director Allan Dwan (Brewster's Millions), a pioneering filmmaker from the silent days of cinema who easily crossed over into sound, handles the action sequences like a consummate pro, while Wayne works hard as the tough sergeant molding new recruits into fighters. John Agar plays a contentious surrogate son to Wayne, though the relationship is hardly the stuff of Red River. --Tom Keogh

Amazon.com:
This classic World War II actioner has Wayne as a tough but compassionate Marine Corps sergeant, John M. Stryker. Tough name, too. Stryker's job is to turn a bunch of raw recruits into a fighting machine. His no-holds-barred approach causes a great amount of friction, not to mention a running subplot concerning his personal life that makes him something of an enigma to his men. The mystery of his past is not fully resolved until the very ending, by which point Stryker is decidedly a war hero. The supporting roles of those who hate Stryker's guts, and who are inevitably won over, are played handsomely by John Agar and Forrest Tucker. Veteran film director Allan Dwan helmed this one, and used real war footage and three of the surviving soldiers who raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi to reenact that momentous event. An engrossing and entertaining war flick all around, boasting one of the Duke's finest, most measured and layered performances. The DVD includes a wonderful making-of featurette hosted by Leonard Maltin, interviewing Wayne's son, John Agar, and some of the military personnel who served as advisors on the film. --Jim Gay



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - An admirable tribute to the U.S. Marines
''The Sands of Iwo Jima'' covers far more than the Marine invasion of Iwo Jima in World War II. The ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - GREAT MOVIE
This is one of John Wayne's best war movies with 4 Academy Award Nominations including Best Actor. He ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Best Film of the Pacific War
This film had the three surviving flag raisers: Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon, Pfc. Ira H. Hayes, PM3C John H. Bradley. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Realistic Portrayal of WWII Pacific Combat
Sergeant Stryker (John Wayne) must prepare his men for combat. He does! He subjects his men to rough bayonet drills ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - War is Hell
John Wayne is at his best as Sargeant Striker, the veteran Marine who must whip his young marines into a fighting unit. ... Read More

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