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Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the 2000 book of the same name written by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima, the five Marines and one Navy corpsman who were involved in raising the flag on Iwo Jima, and the after effects of that event on their lives.
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2006 · 2h 15m · War · Drama · History
TMDB 6.9/10 (2,052 votes)
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Box office $66M worldwide
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Clint EastwoodDirector
Jesse Bradfordas Rene Gagnon
Adam Beachas Ira Hayes
John Benjamin Hickeyas Keyes Beech
Barry Pepperas Mike Strank
Robert Patrickas Colonel Chandler Johnson
Melanie Lynskeyas Pauline Harnois
Tom McCarthyas James Bradley
Chris Baueras Commandant Vandegrift
Judith Iveyas Belle Block