Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $90,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $65,900,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.706 |
Directed By
Clint Eastwood
Crew
Tom Stern
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Steven Spielberg
William Broyles Jr.
Clint Eastwood
Paul Haggis
Deborah Hopper
Al Goto
Robert Lorenz
Tania McComas
Janice Alexander
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Kimberley Spiteri
Gabriel De Cunto
Henry Bumstead
John J. Slove Jr.
Gary A. Lee
Ketty Gonzalez
Pam Cartmel
Carol A. O'Connell
David Corral
Gunnar Pálsson
Steve Riley
Richard C. Goddard
Terry Baliel
Petra Dís Magnúsdóttir
Michael Muscarella
Zoe Hay
Robert Clark
Lisa Jelic
John Schacht
Adrian Gorton
Juno J. Ellis
David E. Campbell
Eggert Ketilsson
Steve Mann
Charles Maynes
John T. Cucci
John T. Reitz
Matthias Wittmann
Joe Dorn
Joel Cox
Gregg Rudloff
Jason W. Jennings
Alan Robert Murray
Nicholas Korda
Steven Ticknor
William Dawson
Jason King
Bub Asman
Steve Pederson
Dan O'Connell
Hugo Dominguez
Lou Pecora
Phyllis Huffman
Michael Sexton
David A. Arnold
Gloria D'Alessandro
Mable Lawson-McCrary
Ulrika Akander
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
James Matheny
Gregory J. Barnett
Peter Dress
Walt Martin
Joe Farrell
Paul Lacovara
TOP CAST
Ryan Phillippe
John 'Doc' Bradley
Jesse Bradford
Rene Gagnon
Adam Beach
Ira Hayes
John Benjamin Hickey
Keyes Beech
John Slattery
Bud Gerber
Barry Pepper
Mike Strank
Jamie Bell
Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski
Paul Walker
Hank Hansen
Robert Patrick
Colonel Chandler Johnson
Neal McDonough
Captain Severance
Melanie Lynskey
Pauline Harnois
Tom McCarthy
James Bradley
Chris Bauer
Commandant Vandegrift
Judith Ivey
Belle Block
Myra Turley
Madeline Evelley
Joseph Cross
Franklin Sousley
Benjamin Walker
Harlon Block
Alessandro Mastrobuono
Lindberg
Scott Eastwood
Lundsford
Stark Sands
Gust
George Grizzard
John Bradley
Harve Presnell
Dave Severance
George Hearn
Walter Gust
Len Cariou
Mr. Beech
Christopher Curry
Ed Block
Bubba Lewis
Belle's Young Son
Beth Grant
Mother Gagnon
Connie Ray
Mrs. Sousley
Ann Dowd
Mrs. Strank
Mary Beth Peil
Mrs. Bradley
David Patrick Kelly
President Truman
Jon Polito
Borough President
Ned Eisenberg
Joe Rosenthal
Gordon Clapp
General "Howlin' Mad" Smith
Michael Cumpsty
Secretary Forrestal
Vincent Foster
Major on Plane
Kirk B.R. Woller
Bill Genaust
Tom Verica
Lieutenant Pennell
Jason Gray-Stanford
Lieutenant Schrier
Matt Huffman
Lieutenant Bell
David Hornsby
Louis Lowery
Brian Kimmet
Sergeant Boots Thomas
David Rasche
Senator
Tom Mason
John Tennack
Patrick Dollaghan
Businessman
James Newman
Local Politician
Steven M. Porter
Tourist
Dale Waddington
Tourist's Wife
Lennie Loftin
Justice of the Peace
David Clennon
White House Official
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