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Sands of Iwo Jima, 1949
English
USA
Profile of Sands of Iwo Jima
The mood of Sands of Iwo Jima is rough, exciting, and bleak. The plot centers around anti-war themes, military life, and a heroic mission. It is a drama, action, and war movie. In approach, Sands of Iwo Jima is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, on a military base. The setting is Hawaii, New Zealand, and Japan. Sands of Iwo Jima happens in the 20th century. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Sands of Iwo Jima
The legendary gung-ho WWII combat film, stars John Wayne as the battle-hardened Sgt. Stryker, a role that would, perhaps more than any other, come to define the actor's iconography. As he begins to hammer an ethnically diverse group of recruits into combat-ready shape, they learn of his notorious toughness, and of the mystery surrounding his demotion. Stryker finds that Pete Conway (John Agar) the son of his late commanding officer, hated his father and hates Stryker for his likeness to the man. After Stryker and his unit have been fighting on Tarawa Atoll, Cpl. Al Thomas (Forrest Tucker) neglects his post, resulting in the death of one man and the wounding of another. While the squad listens to the moans of Bass (James Brown) the wounded man, Stryker, following orders to entrench, refuses to let anyone help him. Bass is rescued, and when he sees Stryker in Hawaii, tells him about Thomas' screw-up. Stryker and Thomas get into a fight which is stopped by a major, but Thomas accepts the blame, knowing Stryker's career could be destroyed, and begs his forgiveness for his dereliction of duty. The unit is ready to move on to its toughest challenge: Iwo Jima. Like nearly all films made during the period, it's hardly a paradigm of realism, but within its limits it remains a very well-made film, certainly one of Dwan's best. Wayne is perfect in the role which earned him his first Academy Award nomination and took his career to a new level.
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| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 14 December 1949 |
| Runtime: | 100 min |
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as Sgt. John M. Stryker
as Pfc. Peter Conway
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- by: Netflowers
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