Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)

01/01/1950 (US) • 1h 40m

War, Drama

A great human story... makes a mighty motion picture!

Overview

Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.

Top Billed Cast

John Wayne

Sgt. John M. Stryker

John Agar

PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway

Adele Mara

Allison Bromley

Forrest Tucker

PFC Al J. Thomas

Wally Cassell

PFC Benny A. Regazzi

James Brown

PFC Charlie Bass

Richard Webb

PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley

Arthur Franz

Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,000,000.00

Revenue

$7,800,000.00

Keywords

world war ii

marine

sergeant

u.s. marine

iwo jima

marines

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