Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

A single shot can end the war.

• War
• Drama
• History

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.

Rating

6.9 / 10 (2,106 votes)

Release date

October 19, 2006

Runtime

2h 15m

Language

English

Director

Clint Eastwood

Status

Released