Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama, War
Release:
December 1961
Production:
Universal International Pictures
Cast:
Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett, Vivian Nathan, Jeffrey Silver, Edmund Hashim, Paul Comi, Stanley Adams, Wayne Heffley, Ralph Moody, James Beck, Forrest Compton, Pete Homer, Mary Patton, Vince Edwards, Lynda Day George, Kathleen Mulqueen, Charles Stevens, Raoul Freeman, Sam Harris
Tags:
world war ii, native american, based on true story, u.s. marine, iwo jima, pacific theater
