Sands of Iwo Jima
by Allan Dwan
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Actor: Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, John Agar, John Wayne, Wally CassellDirector: Allan Dwan
Brand: Lions Gate
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-07-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Republic Pictures
Movie Reviews of Sands of Iwo Jima
Movie Review: Great Film
Summary: 5 Stars
Sands of Iwo Jima is a great film. The "making of" extra by Leonard Maltin is fantastic. The film was made at the request of the Marine Corps when abolishing the Corps was being considered. In the regard the film was successful.
Thanks to the input of the United States Marine Corps, Sands of Iwo Jima provides a reasonably accurate account of life in the Corps. The combat footage integrates well with the film. My only complaint is with some of the hokey characters that seem to be a part of war films made in the 40's and 50's.
The "making of" segment on the dvd has some excellent insight into the film.
Summary of Sands of Iwo Jima
Sgt. Stryker the hard-nosed marine sergeant who molds his company into a combat-ready fighting machine. Also includes the making of sands of iwo jima narrated by noted film historian leonard maltin offering an in-depth look at this world war ii classic. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 11/09/2004 Starring: John Wayne Run time: 109 minutes Rating: NrJohn 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
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
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