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Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

Drama, War, Action, Romantic, Historical | United States

Director: Allan Dwan

Film4 | Friday 1 December 2023 | 14:55

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Rating: 7.0/10

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SYNOPSIS

Marine sergeant John Stryker seems a martinet and a bully as he trains young Marines for combat in the Pacific war. In the end, as survival in the bloody battle of Iwo Jima depends on the lessons Stryker has drilled into them, his troops discover why he was so hard on them.

Actors

Writer: Harry Brown, James Edward Grant

Producer: Edmund Grainger

RUNTIME: 100 min

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