Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Country: US
Technical: bw 109m
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forest Tucker, Richard Jaeckel
Synopsis:
A US marine squad bridles under the autocratic rule of its drill sergeant, but as they make their way towards the eponymous island they each learn to live better with their differences.
Review:
Standard Republic flagwaver, with a good performance from Tucker. The usual moral platitudes - whether to get married and have a kid, sticking by your mates in a tight spot, channeling your inner rage against the enemy - make for at times risible dialogue. The relatively violent action, compared with Guadalcanal Diary, is mingled with newsreel footage, but the mix is otherwise the same. John Wayne keeps you watching.
Country: US
Technical: bw 109m
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forest Tucker, Richard Jaeckel
Synopsis:
A US marine squad bridles under the autocratic rule of its drill sergeant, but as they make their way towards the eponymous island they each learn to live better with their differences.
Review:
Standard Republic flagwaver, with a good performance from Tucker. The usual moral platitudes - whether to get married and have a kid, sticking by your mates in a tight spot, channeling your inner rage against the enemy - make for at times risible dialogue. The relatively violent action, compared with Guadalcanal Diary, is mingled with newsreel footage, but the mix is otherwise the same. John Wayne keeps you watching.
Country: US
Technical: bw 109m
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forest Tucker, Richard Jaeckel
Synopsis:
A US marine squad bridles under the autocratic rule of its drill sergeant, but as they make their way towards the eponymous island they each learn to live better with their differences.
Review:
Standard Republic flagwaver, with a good performance from Tucker. The usual moral platitudes - whether to get married and have a kid, sticking by your mates in a tight spot, channeling your inner rage against the enemy - make for at times risible dialogue. The relatively violent action, compared with Guadalcanal Diary, is mingled with newsreel footage, but the mix is otherwise the same. John Wayne keeps you watching.