"A single shot can end the war."

2006

2h 15m

6.9(1942 votes)

War

Drama

History

Overview

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.

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Cast & Crew

123 members

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Ryan Phillippe

John 'Doc' Bradley

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Jesse Bradford

Rene Gagnon

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Adam Beach

Ira Hayes

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John Benjamin Hickey

Keyes Beech

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John Slattery

Bud Gerber

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Barry Pepper

Mike Strank

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Jamie Bell

Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski

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Paul Walker

Hank Hansen

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Robert Patrick

Colonel Chandler Johnson

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Neal McDonough

Captain Severance

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Melanie Lynskey

Pauline Harnois

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Tom McCarthy

James Bradley

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Chris Bauer

Commandant Vandegrift

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Judith Ivey

Belle Block

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Myra Turley

Madeline Evelley

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Joseph Cross

Franklin Sousley

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Benjamin Walker

Harlon Block

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Alessandro Mastrobuono

Lindberg

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Scott Eastwood

Lundsford

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Stark Sands

Gust

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George Grizzard

John Bradley

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Harve Presnell

Dave Severance

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George Hearn

Walter Gust

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Len Cariou

Mr. Beech

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Christopher Curry

Ed Block

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Bubba Lewis

Belle's Young Son

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Beth Grant

Mother Gagnon

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Connie Ray

Mrs. Sousley

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Ann Dowd

Mrs. Strank

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Mary Beth Peil

Mrs. Bradley

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David Patrick Kelly

President Truman

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Jon Polito

Borough President

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Ned Eisenberg

Joe Rosenthal

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Gordon Clapp

General "Howlin' Mad" Smith

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Michael Cumpsty

Secretary Forrestal

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Vincent Foster

Major on Plane

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Kirk B.R. Woller

Bill Genaust

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Tom Verica

Lieutenant Pennell

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Jason Gray-Stanford

Lieutenant Schrier

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Matt Huffman

Lieutenant Bell

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David Hornsby

Louis Lowery

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Brian Kimmet

Sergeant Boots Thomas

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David Rasche

Senator

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Tom Mason

John Tennack

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Patrick Dollaghan

Businessman

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James Newman

Local Politician

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Steven M. Porter

Tourist

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Dale Waddington

Tourist's Wife

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Lennie Loftin

Justice of the Peace

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David Clennon

White House Official

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Mark Thomason

Military Censor

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Oliver Davis

Young James Bradley

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Sean Moran

Waiter

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Lisa Dodson

Iggy's Mother

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John Nielsen

Senator Boyd

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Jon Kellam

Senator Haddigan

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Ron Fassler

Senator Robson

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Denise Vlasis

Luncheon Singer

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Jenifer Menedis

Luncheon Singer

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Joie Shettler

Luncheon Singer

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Vivien Lesiak

Luncheon Singer

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John Henry Canavan

Jailer

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Donn Emerson

Navy Lieutenant on Plane

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Jayma Mays

Nurse in Hawaii

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Yukari Black

Tokyo Rose (voice)

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John Hoogenakker

Funeral Home Employee

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Barry Sigismondi

Police Sergeant

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William Charlton

Bartender

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Beth Tapper

Bar Car Beauty

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Shannon Gayle

Bar Car Beauty #2

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Jim Cantafio

Reporter (in LA) #1

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Mark Colson

Reporter (in LA) #2

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Danny McCarthy

Reporter (in Chicago) #1

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Patrick New

Reporter (in Chicago) #2

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James Horan

Reporter (in NYC)

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Michael Canavan

Reporter at Hansen's

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Erica Grant

Secretary

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Silas Weir Mitchell

Lab Tech

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George Cambio

Lab Tech #2

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David S. Brooks

Sergeant A Company

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Joi Johannsson

Sergeant on Beach

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Martin Delaney

Marine at Cave

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Daniel Forcey

Marine on Beach

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Björgvin Franz Gíslason

Impaled Marine

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Darri Ingolfsson

Wounded Marine

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Hilmar Guðjónsson

Wounded Marine #4

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Jeremy Merrill

Marine in Shellhole

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Jeremiah Bitsui

Young Indian

Crew

John Maloney

Pilot

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Crew

Dick 'Skip' Evans

Pilot

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Karl Gulledge

Pilot

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Michael Ahl

Senator (uncredited)

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Brian Eric Alexander

Funeral Attendant (uncredited)

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Mark T Anderson

Business Man (uncredited)

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Erik Audé

Officer (uncredited)

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David Block

Busboy (uncredited)

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Kyle S. Brown

Marine at War (uncredited)

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Dale Caba

Photographer (uncredited)

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Brian Ceponis

Navy Captain (uncredited)

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Jean-Paul Chreky

Photographer (uncredited)

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Ali Costello

Movie Star #1 (uncredited)

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Michelle Cuneo

Betty Bradley (uncredited)

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Jemma Evans

Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Fahrenkopf

Dedication Attendee (uncredited)

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Pamela Fischer

Military Wife (uncredited)

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Jason Frederick

Baseball Player (uncredited)

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Grétar Már Garðarsson

Solider (uncredited)

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Katherine Hoskins Mackey

General's Wife (uncredited)

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George Kardulias

Civilian Guest at Iwo Jima Memorial (uncredited)

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Debbi Larkins

Movie Star #2 (uncredited)

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Halldór Magnússon

Soldier on Beach (uncredited)

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Jon Marshall

Background (uncredited)

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Theo Marshall

Cubs Fan (uncredited)

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Nevin Millan

American Indian Congress Member (uncredited)

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Mark A. Nash

Welcome Crowd (uncredited)

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Spiro Papas

Photographer (uncredited)

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Robin Reck

Event Attendee (uncredited)

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Matthew Schueller

Military Personnel (uncredited)

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Robert Shepherd

Senator (uncredited)

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Guðmundur Karl Sigurdórsson

Marine (uncredited)

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Chris Stinson

Iwo Jima Memorial Attendee (uncredited)

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Vignir Jón Vignisson

Soldier with Dog (uncredited)

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Jesse G. Louis

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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