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An epic tale of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. The action cuts back and forth between the battle that led to the flag being firmly planted in enemy soil, and the tour undertaken by three of the flag-planting Marines.Product Identifiers
ProducerSteven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood
EAN7321902121611
eBay Product ID (ePID)63522627
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleFlags of Our Fathers
ActorJamie Bell, Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Paul Walker, Robert Patrick, Barry Pepper
DirectorClint Eastwood
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2007
FeaturesInteractive Menu
GenreWar
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
ReviewsThe Independent - A careful, and painful, reckoning of reality against myth, The Guardian - A sombre and shrewd movie about America's war in the Pacific, BBC - An intelligent and sincere movie, Empire - Eastwood remains the most astringent American filmmaker around
Consumer AdviceContains strong language and war violence
Additional InformationClint Eastwood's early-21st-century output has endeared him to Academy Awards voters, and he makes another bid for their attention with this tale of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Eastwood cuts back and forth between the battle that led to the flag being firmly planted in enemy soil, and the tour undertaken by three of the flag-planting Marines (played by Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, and Adam Beach) in the aftermath of World War II. The re-creation of Iwo Jima features impressive APOCALYPSE NOW-style battle scenes, the air full of thick plumes of smoke, zinging bullets, and pounding explosions. But the most interesting part of the movie comes as the three men are paraded in front of the American public, as they vacillate between embarrassment and anger at the public relations campaign they find themselves embroiled in, while also pleading with the public to help provide funds for the soldiers who are still at war. <BR><BR><BR><BR>Eastwood uses a script co-written by CRASH director Paul Haggis and a source book written by James Bradley, the son of John "Doc" Bradley (played by Phillippe in the film), to tell this affecting tale. Tom Stern, who worked with Eastwood on MILLION DOLLAR BABY, employs his skills as a cinematographer once again, deftly coupling vast panoramic battle scenes with darkly contemplative moments between the touring soldiers. Fascinatingly, the director's next jaunt behind the lens is to be LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, which will provide the Japanese perspective on this famous event. It seems Eastwood will be keeping the Academy busy for quite some time.
Movie/TV TitleFlags Of Our Fathers
Sound sourceDolby Digital
ScreenwriterPaul Haggis, William Broyles, Jr.