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Sands of Iwo Jima (VHS, 1993, B&W 45th Anniversary Edifion) 
Sands of Iwo Jima (VHS, 1993, B&W 45th Anniversary Edifion)

 
Sands of Iwo Jima (VHS, 1993, B&W 45th Anniversary Edifion)

Leading Role: John Wayne
Director: Allan Dwan
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: Sep 1993
Format: VHS
Additional Info: B&W 45th Anniversary Edifion
UPC: 017153557039
Product ID: EPID3331796
Description: The legendary gung-ho WWII combat film, stars John Wayne as the battle-hardened Sgt. Stryker, a role that would, perhaps more than any other, come to define the actor's iconography. As he begins to hammer an ethnically diverse group of r...
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The legendary gung-ho WWII combat film, stars John Wayne as the battle-hardened Sgt. Stryker, a role that would, perhaps more than any other, come to define the actor's iconography. As he begins to hammer an ethnically diverse group of recruits into combat-ready shape, they learn of his notorious toughness, and of the mystery surrounding his demotion. Stryker finds that Pete Conway (John Agar) the son of his late commanding officer, hated his father and hates Stryker for his likeness to the man. After Stryker and his unit have been fighting on Tarawa Atoll, Cpl. Al Thomas (Forrest Tucker) neglects his post, resulting in the death of one man and the wounding of another. While the squad listens to the moans of Bass (James Brown) the wounded man, Stryker, following orders to entrench, refuses to let anyone help him. Bass is rescued, and when he sees Stryker in Hawaii, tells him about Thomas' screw-up. Stryker and Thomas get into a fight which is stopped by a major, but Thomas accepts the blame, knowing Stryker's career could be destroyed, and begs his forgiveness for his dereliction of duty. The unit is ready to move on to its toughest challenge: Iwo Jima. Like nearly all films made during the period, it's hardly a paradigm of realism, but within its limits it remains a very well-made film, certainly one of Dwan's best. Wayne is perfect in the role which earned him his first Academy Award nomination and took his career to a new level.

Credits
Producer:Edmund Grainger
Cast:Adele Mara, Arthur Franz, James Brown, John Wayne, Julie Bishop

Details
Edition:B&W 45th Anniversary Edifion

Notes
Additional Release Material:

Featurette "The Making of Sands of Iwo Jima"
Trailer
   Original Theatrical
Reproduced Theatrical Poster and Lobby Cards, Theatrical release date: January 3, 1950.

Shooting locations: Camp Pendleton, Camp Del Mar, and El Toro Marine Air Station.

The G.I.s who raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, (Col. D. M. Shoup, Lt. Col. H. P. Crowe, Capt. Harold G. Schrier, Rene A. Gagnon, Ira H. Hayes, and John H. Bradley) all appear in cameos in the film.

John Wayne never served in combat.

Republic Pictures planned a sequel, called DEVIL BIRDS, which was never made.
According to the Los Angeles Times the Marine Corps permitted the producers to use the actual flag raised at Iwo Jima, usually housed at the Marine Museum in Quantico, VA, in shooting that scene in the film.

John Wayne received his first Oscar nomination for his role in this film.

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