Sands of Iwo Jima
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Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 war film which tells the story of the United States Marine Corps Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. It stars John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara and Forrest Tucker. Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, and John Bradley, the three survivors among the five Marines and one Navy corpsman who raised the flag on Mount Suribachi, appear briefly in the film just prior to the re-enactment. Hayes was also the subject of a film biography, The Outsider, and Bradley the subject of a book by his son, Flags of Our Fathers.
The movie was written by Harry Brown and James Edward Grant. It was directed by Allan Dwan.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (John Wayne), Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Motion Picture Story.
A scene from this movie can be seen in the 2006 film Thank You For Smoking.
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