Running time 132 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $90 million Box office $65.9 million Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American directed, co-produced, and scored by and written by,. It is based on the written by and about the 1945, the five Marines and one Navy corpsman who were involved in, and the aftereffects of that event on their lives. Until June 23, 2016, Bradley's father, Navy corpsman, was misidentified as being one of the figures who raised the second flag, and incorrectly depicted on the memorial as the third bronze statue from the base of the flagstaff with the 32-foot (9.8-m) bronze statues of the other five flag-raisers on the monument.

• Flags Of Our Fathers
• Letters From Iwo Jima 2006

The film is taken from the American viewpoint of the Battle of Iwo Jima, while its companion film, which Eastwood also directed, is from the Japanese viewpoint of the battle. Letters from Iwo Jima was released in Japan on December 9, 2006, and in the United States on December 20, 2006, two months after the release of Flags of Our Fathers on October 20, 2006. Contents. Plot As three US servicemen – Private First Class, Private First Class, and – are feted as heroes in a drive, they reflect on their experiences via. After training at in Hawaii, the sails to invade Iwo Jima. The Navy bombards suspected Japanese positions for three days. Sergeant is put in charge of Second Platoon.

The next day, February 19, 1945, the Marines land in. The beaches are silent and Private First Class wonders if the defenders are all dead before Japanese heavy artillery and machine guns open fire on the advancing Marines and the Navy ships. Casualties are heavy, but the beaches are secured. Two days later, the Marines attack under a rain of Japanese artillery and machine gun fire, as the Navy bombards the mountain. Doc saves the lives of several Marines under fire, which later earns him the. The mountain is eventually secured.

On February 23, the platoon under command of Sergeant reaches the top of Mount Suribachi and hoists the to cheers from the beaches and the ships. Secretary of the Navy, who witnesses the flag raising as he lands on the beach, requests the flag for himself. Colonel Chandler Johnson decides his 2nd Battalion deserves the flag more. Rene is sent up with Second Platoon to replace the first flag with a second one for Forrestal to take. Mike, Doc, Ira, Rene, and two other Marines (Corporal and Private First Class ) are photographed by as they raise the second flag.

On March 1, the Second Platoon is ambushed from a Japanese. During the fight over the nest, Mike is hit by a U.S. Navy shell and dies from his wounds. Later that day, Hank is shot in the chest and dies, and Harlon is killed by machine gun fire. Two nights later, while Doc is helping a wounded Marine, Iggy is abducted by Japanese troops and dragged into a tunnel. Doc finds his viciously mangled body a few days later.

On March 21, Franklin is killed by machine gun fire and dies in Ira's arms. Of the eight men in the squad, only three are left: Doc, Ira, and Rene. A few days after Franklin's death, Doc is wounded by artillery fire while trying to save a fellow corpsman. He survives and is sent back home. On March 26, the battle ends and the U.S. Marines are victorious. After the battle, the press gets hold of Rosenthal's photograph.

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It is a huge morale booster and becomes famous. Rene is asked to name the six men in the photo; he identifies himself, Mike, Doc, and Franklin, but misidentifies Harlon as Hank. Rene eventually names Ira as the sixth man, even after Ira threatens to kill him for doing so. Doc, Ira, and Rene are sent home as part of the seventh bond tour. When they arrive to a hero's welcome in, Doc notices that Hank's mother is on the list of mothers of the dead flag raisers. Ira angrily denounces the bond drive as a farce.

The men are reprimanded by Bud Gerber of the, who tells them that the country cannot afford the war and if the bond drive fails, the U.S. Will abandon the Pacific and their sacrifices will be for nothing. The three agree not to tell anyone that Hank was not in the photograph.

As the three are sent around the country to raise money and make speeches, Ira is, faces discrimination as a, and descends into alcoholism. After he throws up one night in front of General, commandant of the Marine Corps, he is sent back to his unit and the bond drive continues without him. After the war, the three survivors return to their homes. Ira still struggles with alcoholism and is never able to escape his unwanted fame. One day after being released from jail, he hitchhikes over 1,300 miles to to see Harlon Block's family. He tells Harlon's father that his son was indeed at the base of the flag in the photograph. In 1954, the is dedicated and the three flag raisers see each other one last time.

In 1955, Ira dies of exposure after a night of drinking. That same year, Doc drives to the town where Iggy's mother lives to tell her how Iggy died, though it is implied that he does not tell her the truth. Rene attempts a business career, but finds that the opportunities and offers he received during the bond drive are rescinded. He spends the rest of his life as a janitor. Doc, by contrast, is successful, buying a funeral home.

In 1994, on his deathbed, he tells his story to, and in a final flashback to 1945, the men swim in the ocean after raising the flags. as Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, the only one of the six flag raisers who was not a Marine. as Older John Bradley. as Corporal. as Corporal. as Gunnery Sergeant Keyes Beech. as Sergeant, who helped with the first flag raising and was misidentified as Harlon Block.

as Bud Gerber. as Sergeant.

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as Private. as Colonel Johnson. as Captain Dave Severance. as Older Dave Severance. as Pauline Harnois Gagnon. as. as General, the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

as General, who led the invasion of Iwo Jima. as Belle Block. as Mrs. Strank.

as Madeline Evelley. as Private First Class. as Corporal, who was misidentified as Hank Hansen. Alessandro Mastrobuono as Corporal. as Private Roberto Lundsford.

as President. Jeremiah Kirnberger as Gunners Mate 1st Class Production The film rights to the book were purchased by DreamWorks in June 2000.

Producer Steven Spielberg brought William Broyles to write the first drafts of the script, before director Clint Eastwood brought to rewrite. In the process of reading about the Japanese perspective of the war, in particular General, Eastwood decided to film a companion piece with Letters from Iwo Jima, which was shot entirely in Japanese.

Auditioned for one of the leading roles. Flags of Our Fathers was shot in the course of 58 days. Was originally cast as Rene Gagnon but had to back out due to a tour commitment with his band,. Flags of Our Fathers cost $55 million, although it was originally budgeted at $80 million. Variety subsequently downgraded the price tag to $55 million. Although the film is taken from the American viewpoint of the battle, it was filmed almost entirely in and, with a few scenes shot in. Shooting ended early 2006, before production for Letters from Iwo Jima began in March 2006.

Release Critical reception The film received positive reviews, with the review tallying website reporting that 138 out of the 189 reviews they tallied were positive for a score of 73% and a certification of 'fresh'. On, the film scored a 79 out of 100 based on 39 reviews, indicating 'Generally favorable reviews.' The film made the top-10 list of the. Eastwood also earned a nomination for directing. The film was nominated for two — for (, and ).

Film critic Richard Roeper said, 'Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers stands with the Oscar-winning Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby as an American masterpiece. It is a searing and powerful work from a 76-year-old artist who remains at the top of his game. and Flags of Our Fathers is a patriotic film in that it honors those who fought in the Pacific, but it is also patriotic because it questions the official version of the truth, and reminds us that superheroes exist only in comic books and cartoon movies.' Top ten lists Flags of Our Fathers was listed on numerous critics' top ten lists for 2006. 1st –, (tied with ). 1st – Michael Wilmington,.

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7th –, (tied with ). Best of 2006 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) –, Box office Despite critical acclaim, the film under-performed at the box office, earning just $65,900,249 worldwide on an estimated $90 million production budget.

It took in $2.7 million less than its companion film Letters From Iwo Jima, which had a budget of $71 million less (its total budget being $19 million). Spike Lee controversy At the 2008, director, who was making, about an all-black U.S. Division fighting in Italy during, criticized director Clint Eastwood for not depicting black Marines in Flags of Our Fathers. Citing historical accuracy, Eastwood responded that his film was specifically about the Marines who raised the flag on at, pointing out that while black Marines did fight at Iwo Jima, the U.S.

Military was segregated during World War II, and none of the men who raised the flag was black. Eastwood believed Lee was using the comments to promote Miracle at St. Anna and angrily said that Lee should 'shut his face'. Lee responded that Eastwood was acting like an 'angry old man', and argued that despite making two Iwo Jima films back to back, Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of Our Fathers, 'there was not one black Marine in both of those films'. Contrary to Lee's claims, however, black Marines (including an all-black unit) are seen in several scenes during which the mission is outlined, as well as during the initial landings, when a wounded black Marine is carried away. During the end credits, historical photographs taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima show black Marines.

Although black Marines fought in the battle, they were restricted to auxiliary roles, such as ammunition supply, and were not involved in the battle's major assaults; they did, however, take part in defensive actions. According to Alexander M. Bielakowski and Raffaele Ruggeri, 'Half a million African Americans served overseas during World War II, almost all in segregated second-line units.' The number of African Americans killed in action was 708.

Spielberg later intervened between the two directors, after which Lee sent a copy of a film on which he was working to Eastwood for a private screening as a seeming token of apology. Home media The was released in the United States by and internationally by on February 6, 2007. It is devoid of any special features. A two-disc Special Collector's Edition DVD (with special features) was released on May 22, 2007. It was also released on and formats. The Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition DVD is also available in a five-disc commemorative set that also includes the two-disc Special Collector's Edition of Letters from Iwo Jima and a bonus fifth disc containing 's Heroes of Iwo Jima documentary and, a documentary produced by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, released by Warner Home Video.

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Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai) and his men transform what was predicted to be a swift defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat. Their sacrifices, struggles, courage and compassion live on in the taut, gripping film Rolling Stone calls 'unique and unforgettable.' It is the powerful companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers.