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Ryan Phillippe,
Ryan Phillippe,
Jesse Bradford,
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Clint Eastwood,
Clint Eastwood
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: Dreamworks Video
: Action, Drama, War, WWII
: 132 min.
: English, French
: English, Spanish
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Clint Eastwood's adaptation of the non-fiction book Flags of Our Fathers concerns the lives of the men in the famous picture of soldiers raising the American flag over Iwo Jima during that historic WWII battle. Battle scenes are intercut with footage of three of the soldiers - played by Ryan Phillipe, Jesse Bradford, and Adam Beach -- who survived the battle going on a goodwill tour of the United States in order to sell war bonds. Many evening they are forced to reenact their famous pose, something each of them finds more and more difficult to do as they suffer from survivor's guilt. Eastwood frames the story by having one of the men's grown son (Tom McCarthy) interview his father's old comrades in order to find out more about what happened to his father. Eastwood followed this film with Letters from Iwo Jima, a second film about the battle of Iwo Jima, but told from the Japanese perspective. Flags of Our Fathers was produced by Eastwood and Steven Spielberg. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
GreenCine Exclusive Interview
 "While everyone chatters about how Clint Eastwood has been 'snubbed' in various year-end awards and nomination announcements, one simple fact remains: Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima represent a milestone achievement in Eastwood's long and storied career." Jeff Shannon spoke with Eastwood about his latest feature, Letters from Iwo Jima, which made it onto multiple Best of 2006 lists. Full article >>
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