In World War II during the battle of Iwo Jima, six soldiers raised the American flag atop a mountain and a famous photograph was taken. The photo circulated the U.S immediately giving hope to citizens that the war was won, or close to it. Three of the six men are brought back home to do a victory tour around American to raise funds for the war by inspiring people to buy bonds. John Bradley, Rene Gagnon and native Indian Ira Hayes are the three men, only the story as they remember it was not so heroic as the photo implies, they only raised the second flag after they were asked to remove the original flag and the photo was taken. Struggling to live a lie of being called a war hero Ira turns to alcohol and the others are soon forgotten about also as they become yesterdays heroes.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Barry Pepper, John Benjamin Hickey, Paul Walker, Jamie Bell
Year: 2006
Length: 132 Minutes
Classification: MA15+ Strong war violence & Themes
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