Sands of Iwo Jima

1950 6.4 (147 votes) 1h 40m

Genres

War Drama

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

A great human story... makes a mighty motion picture!

Overview

Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.

Key Crew

Director: Allan Dwan

Screenplay: Harry Brown, James Edward Grant

Director of Photography: Reggie Lanning

Story: Harry Brown

Top Cast

John Wayne

Sgt. John M. Stryker

John Agar

PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway

Adele Mara

Allison Bromley

Forrest Tucker

PFC Al J. Thomas

Wally Cassell

PFC Benny A. Regazzi

James Brown

PFC Charlie Bass

Richard Webb

PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley

Arthur Franz

Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

Videos

Sands of Iwo Jima 1949 Trailer | John Wayne

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