Flags of Our Fathers
(2006)
★ 6.9 IMDb · 2,077 votes
Year: 2006
Runtime: 135 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Клинт Иствуд
Cast: Райан Филлипп, Джесси Брэдфорд, Адам Бич, Джон Бенжамин Хикки, Джон Слэттери, Барри Пеппер, Джейми Белл, Пол Уокер, Роберт Патрик, Нил Макдона
Plot
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.
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and five Marines and one Navy Corpsman raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates.