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Director:
Delbert Mann
Writers:
William Bradford Huie (writer)
Stewart Stern (writer)
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Release Date:
December 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
Tony Curtis plays an Indian (Nicknamed "Chief" by other soldiers) who fights in WWII and helps to raise the flag at Iwo Jima. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
True Story of Ira Hayes more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tony Curtis ... Ira Hamilton Hayes
James Franciscus ... Pvt. James B. Sorenson
Gregory Walcott ... Sgt. Kiley
Bruce Bennett ... Gen. Bridges
Vivian Nathan ... Nancy Hayes
Edmund Hashim ... Jay Morago
Paul Comi ... Sgt. Boyle
Stanley Adams ... Noomie
Wayne Heffley ... Cpl. Johnson
Ralph Moody ... Uncle
Jeffrey Silver ... McGruder
James Beck ... Tyler (as Jim Beck)
Forrest Compton ... Pharmacist Mate John H. Bradley
Pete Homer ... Mr. Alvarez
Mary Patton ... Chairlady
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Germany:105 min | USA:108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Film debut of Lynda Day George. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Chappaqua (1966) more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
True Story of Ira Hayes, 17 June 2005
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Author: maxsmodels from United States

This is the true story of Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who became a US Marine and was one of the famous flag raisers on Mt. Surabachi at Iwo Jima. The movie goes into Hayes life after the war as well but unlike many movies of the genre, the story and acting do not lose any steam. In fact, the emotional intensity seems to deepen.

Tony Curtiss, who is a WW2 navy veteran {submariner}, gives what I feel is his best performance ever. This story of a simple and fundamentally good man, thrust into a big and dangerous world, is shown without compromise. The movie tells a very real and tragic story about friendship, loss, war and even the dangers of celebrity.

In keeping with the authentic telling of this story, even the end is sadly accurate. If you ever visit the National military cemetery in Arlington, VA, you will see the United States Marine Corps War Memorial {often improperly called the Iwo Jima memorial}. The rearmost marine statue is Ira Hayes.

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