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Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima
★ 6.4/10•1950•1h 40m•e 10•War•Drama

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

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.

Harry Brown · Screenplay

James Edward Grant · Screenplay

Allan Dwan · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1950
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$7,800,000

Actors

John Wayne

John Wayne

Sgt. John M. Stryker

John Agar

John Agar

PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway

Adele Mara

Adele Mara

Allison Bromley

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

PFC Al J. Thomas

Wally Cassell

Wally Cassell

PFC Benny A. Regazzi

James Brown

James Brown

PFC Charlie Bass

Richard Webb

Richard Webb

PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Mary

James Holden

James Holden

PFC 'Farmer' Soames

Peter Coe

Peter Coe

PFC George Hellenpolis

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

PFC Frank Flynn

William Murphy

William Murphy

PFC Eddie Flynn

George Tyne

George Tyne

PFC Hart S. Harris

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

Pvt. J.E. 'Ski' Choynski

John McGuire

John McGuire

Capt. Joyce

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