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
Steven Spielberg
William Broyles Jr.
Tom Stern
Clint Eastwood
Paul Haggis
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Deborah Hopper
Al Goto
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Richard C. Goddard
Zoe Hay
Pam Cartmel
Henry Bumstead
Janice Alexander
Terry Baliel
Petra Dís Magnúsdóttir
Gunnar Pálsson
Robert Clark
Tania McComas
Michael Muscarella
John Schacht
Robert Lorenz
Lisa Jelic
Kimberley Spiteri
Carol A. O'Connell
John J. Slove Jr.
David Corral
Gary A. Lee
Ketty Gonzalez
Gabriel De Cunto
Adrian Gorton
David E. Campbell
Joel Cox
Jason W. Jennings
Alan Robert Murray
Jason King
Joe Dorn
Dan O'Connell
Eggert Ketilsson
Juno J. Ellis
Steve Pederson
William Dawson
Steve Mann
Charles Maynes
John T. Reitz
Steve Riley
Matthias Wittmann
John T. Cucci
Steven Ticknor
Gregg Rudloff
Nicholas Korda
Bub Asman
Hugo Dominguez
Lou Pecora
Phyllis Huffman
Ulrika Akander
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
Mable Lawson-McCrary
James Matheny
David A. Arnold
Gloria D'Alessandro
Michael Sexton
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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