Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)

03/01/1950 1h 40m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

John Wayne

as Sgt. John M. Stryker

Born 05/26/1907

Died 06/11/1979, age

John Agar

as PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway

Born 01/31/1921

Died 04/07/2002, age

Adele Mara

as Allison Bromley

Born 08/28/1923

Died 05/07/2010, age

Forrest Tucker

as PFC Al J. Thomas

Born 02/12/1919

Died 10/25/1986, age

Wally Cassell

as PFC Benny A. Regazzi

Born 03/02/1912

Died 04/02/2015, age

James Brown

as PFC Charlie Bass

Born 03/22/1920

Died 04/11/1992, age

Julie Bishop

as Mary

Born 08/30/1914

Died 08/30/2001, age

Richard Jaeckel

as PFC Frank Flynn

Born 10/10/1926

Died 06/14/1997, age

Hal Baylor

as Pvt. J.E. 'Ski' Choynski

Born 12/10/1918

Died 01/05/1998, age

Martin Milner

as Pvt. Mike McHugh

Born 12/28/1931

Died 09/06/2015, age

Dickie Jones

as Scared Marine (uncredited)

Born 02/25/1927

Died 07/07/2014, age