Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) and
Paul Haggis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Tagline:

A Single Shot Can End The War

Plot:

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.

Plot Keywords:

Iwo Jima | Battle | Island | Photograph | Heroism

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Ryan Phillippe	...	John "Doc" Bradley
Jesse Bradford	...	Rene Gagnon
Adam Beach	...	Ira Hayes
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Keyes Beech
John Slattery	...	Bud Gerber
Barry Pepper	...	Mike Strank
Jamie Bell	...	Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski
Paul Walker	...	Hank Hansen
Robert Patrick	...	Colonel Chandler Johnson
Neal McDonough	...	Captain Severance
Melanie Lynskey	...	Pauline Harnois
Thomas McCarthy	...	James Bradley (as Tom McCarthy)
Chris Bauer	...	Commandant Vandegrift
Judith Ivey	...	Belle Block
Myra Turley	...	Madeline Evelley
Joseph Cross	...	Franklin Sousley
Benjamin Walker	...	Harlon Block
Alessandro Mastrobuono	...	Lindberg
Scott Eastwood	...	Lundsford (as Scott Reeves)
Stark Sands	...	Gust
George Grizzard	...	John Bradley
Harve Presnell	...	Dave Severance
George Hearn	...	Walter Gust
Len Cariou	...	Mr. Beech
Christopher Curry	...	Ed Block
Bubba Lewis	...	Belle's Young Son
Beth Grant	...	Mother Gagnon
Connie Ray	...	Mrs. Sousley
Ann Dowd	...	Mrs. Strank
Mary Beth Peil	...	Mrs. Bradley
David Patrick Kelly	...	President Truman
Jon Polito	...	Borough President
Ned Eisenberg	...	Joe Rosenthal
Gordon Clapp	...	General "Howlin' Mad" Smith
Michael Cumpsty	...	Secretary Forrestal
V.J. Foster	...	Major on Plane
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Bill Genaust
Tom Verica	...	Lieutenant Pennell
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lieutenant Schrier
Matt Huffman	...	Lieutenant Bell
David Hornsby	...	Louis Lowery
Brian Kimmet	...	Sergeant Boots Thomas
David Rasche	...	Senator
Tom Mason	...	John Tennack
Patrick Dollaghan	...	Businessman
James Newman	...	Local Politician
Steven M. Porter	...	Tourist
Dale Waddington	...	Tourist's Wife (as Dale Waddington Horowitz)
Lennie Loftin	...	Justice of the Peace
David Clennon	...	White House Official
Mark Thomason	...	Military Censor
Oliver Davis	...	Young James Bradley
Sean Moran	...	Waiter
Lisa Dodson	...	Iggy's Mother
John Nielsen	...	Senator Boyd
Jon Kellam	...	Senator Haddigan
Ron Fassler	...	Senator Robson
Denise Vlasis	...	Luncheon Singer (as Denise Bella Vlasis-Gascon)
Jenifer Menedis	...	Luncheon Singer
Joie Shettler	...	Luncheon Singer
Vivien Lesiak	...	Luncheon Singer
John Henry Canavan	...	Jailer
Donn Emerson	...	Navy Lieutenant on Plane
Jayma Mays	...	Nurse in Hawaii
Yukari Black	...	Tokyo Rose (voice)
John Hoogenakker	...	Funeral Home Employee
Barry Sigismondi	...	Police Sergeant
William Charlton	...	Bartender
Beth Tapper	...	Bar Car Beauty
Shakti Shannon	...	Bar Car Beauty #2 (as Shannon Gayle)
Jim Cantafio	...	Reporter (in LA) #1
Mark Colson	...	Reporter (in LA) #2
Danny McCarthy	...	Reporter (in Chicago) #1
Patrick New	...	Reporter (in Chicago) #2
James Horan	...	Reporter (in NYC)
Michael Canavan	...	Reporter at Hansen's
Erica Grant	...	Secretary
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Lab Tech
George Cambio	...	Lab Tech #2
David S. Brooks	...	Sergeant A Company
Jóhann G. Jóhannsson	...	Sergeant on Beach (as Johann Johannson)
Martin Delaney	...	Marine at Cave
Daniel Forcey	...	Marine on Beach
Björgvin Franz Gíslason	...	Impaled Marine (as Bjorgvin Franz Gislason)
Darri Ingolfsson	...	Wounded Marine (as Darrin Ingolfsson)
Hilmar Guðjónsson	...	Wouned Marine #4
Jeremy Merrill	...	Marine in Shellhole
Jeremiah Bitsui	...	Young Indian
John Maloney	...	Pilot
Dick 'Skip' Evans	...	Pilot (as Skip Evans)
Karl Gulledge	...	Pilot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Ahl	...	Senator (uncredited)
Mark T Anderson	...	Business Man (uncredited)
Martin Andris	...	Soilder (uncredited)
Dale Caba	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Jacare Calhoun	...	Black Soldier (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Chreky	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Ali Costello	...	Movie Star #1 (uncredited)
Michelle Cuneo	...	Betty Bradley (uncredited)
Paul Fahrenkopf	...	Dedication Attendee (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer	...	Military Wife (uncredited)
David Foster	...	Air Force General (uncredited)
Reese Foster	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Jason Frederick	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
Jennifer Gonzalez	...	War Bond Rally Girl (uncredited)
Tracey Goodson	...	Woman on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Fatima Grate	...	Family Guest at Drake Ball (uncredited)
Garth R. Hassell	...	US Marine (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Hellendall	...	Press (uncredited)
Alec Holmes	...	Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Katherine Hoskins Mackey	...	General's Wife (uncredited)
George Kardulias	...	Civilian Guest at Iwo Jima Memorial (uncredited)
Kirk Lambert	...	Marine Colonel (uncredited)
Debbi Larkins	...	Movie Star #2 (uncredited)
Jamie Louachai	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Jesse G. Louis	...	Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mark Maj	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Jon Marshall	...	Background (uncredited)
Nevin Millan	...	American Indian Congress Member (uncredited)
Michael Molthen	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Mark A. Nash	...	Welcome Crowd (uncredited)
Haley Nero	...	Party Patron (uncredited)
Tim Paterson	...	Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Christopher Phillips	...	Memorial Onlooker (uncredited)
Marc Radz	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Jim Shinkle	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Guðmundur Karl Sigurdórsson	...	Marine (uncredited)
Arne Starr	...	Rally Person (uncredited)
Jeff Sutherland	...	Man on Steps (uncredited)
Vignir Jón Vignisson	...	Soldier with Dog (uncredited)

Directed by
Clint Eastwood

Writing credits (WGA)
William Broyles Jr.		(screenplay) and
Paul Haggis		(screenplay)
James Bradley		(book) and
Ron Powers		(book)

Produced by
Clint Eastwood	....	producer
Robert Lorenz	....	producer
Tim Moore	....	co-producer
Steven Spielberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Clint Eastwood

Cinematography by
Tom Stern		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joel Cox

Casting by
Phyllis Huffman

Production Design by
Henry Bumstead

Art Direction by
Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Set Decoration by
Richard C. Goddard		(as Richard Goddard)

Costume Design by
Deborah Hopper

Makeup Department
Janice Alexander	....	hair stylist
Terry Baliel	....	hair stylist
Sherri Bramlett	....	additional hair stylist
Gabriel De Cunto	....	makeup artist
Zoe Hay	....	makeup artist
Brian Hillard	....	special makeup effects: Tinsley Transfers
Lun Yé Hodges	....	assistant hair stylist
Lisa Jelic	....	makeup artist
Stefan Jorgen	....	makeup effects: Iceland (as Stefan Jorgen Agustsson)
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	makeup artist (as Eryn Krueger)
Annabelle MacNeal	....	additional makeup
Petra Dís Magnúsdóttir	....	makeup artist: Iceland (as Petra Dis Magnusdottir)
Tania McComas	....	makeup department head
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair department head
Áslaug Dröfn Sigurdardóttir	....	makeup artist: Iceland (as Aslaug Cookie Sigurdardottir)
Kimberley Spiteri	....	hair stylist
Christien Tinsley	....	special makeup effects artist
Jay Wejebe	....	makeup artist
Gina W. Bateman	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Carol Collini	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Becky Cotton	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Patricia Dehaney-Le May	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Latrice Edwards	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Kristin Fatigato	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Carol S. Federman	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Vincent J. Guastini	....	burn effects (uncredited)
Elizabeth Hoel	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Rosalind Jones-Crosby	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Sheena Mashhood	....	lab makeup effects (uncredited)
Nicole Michaud	....	hair punching: Tinsley Transfers (uncredited)
Michele Tyminski	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Vicki Vacca	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Rebecca Wachtel	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Crystal Wolfchild	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Leifur B. Dagfinnsson	....	unit production manager
Tim Moore	....	unit production manager
Barbara Russo	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David M. Bernstein	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David Bernstein)
Katie Carroll	....	second assistant director
Peter Dress	....	second second assistant director (as Pete Dress)
Gagga Jonsdottir	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Rannveig Gagga Jonsdottir)
Michael Judd	....	additional second assistant director
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director
Michael Owens	....	second unit director
Ruben Flores Rios II	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
Magnus Arnasun	....	set dresser: Iceland
Anthony Barracca	....	lead: Chicago
David Benavides	....	swing gang
William 'Wild Bill' Benavides	....	swing gang (as William Benavides)
Thoranna D. Bjornsdottir	....	on-set dresser: Iceland
Bradley B. Blasdel	....	swing gang
Pam Cartmel	....	art department coordinator
Robert Clark	....	sculptor
David Corral	....	greensman
Dan Craney	....	construction labor foreman
Tanja Deshida	....	buyer
Elixandro Diaz Jr.	....	plaster supervisor
Chuck Eskridge	....	stand-by painter (as Chuck Eskridge Jr.)
James Fernandez	....	on-set dresser (as James Daniel Fernandez)
Ed Giovanni	....	swing gang
Adrian Gorton	....	art director: Iceland
Adrian Gorton	....	set designer
Natalie G. Gunnarsdottir	....	property assistant: Iceland
Alan Hicks	....	set decorator: Chicago
Erik Hirt	....	property assistant: Iceland
John Horning	....	assistant property master
Ragnar Jónasson	....	on-set dresser: Iceland (as Ragnar Jonasson)
Gary A. Lee	....	set designer
David Leon McCardle	....	swing gang
David G. Morse	....	swing gang
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella)
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Paul Myerberg	....	swing gang
Daniel Newton	....	set dresser: Iceland
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.	....	set designer (as Joseph G. Pacelli)
Enrico Paronelli	....	paint foreman
Lester Poser	....	prop assistant
Gunnar Pálsson	....	leadperson: Iceland (as Gunnar Palsson)
Sandra Renfroe	....	swing gang (as Sandi Armstrong Renfroe)
Mike Rutgard	....	swing gang (as Michael S. Rutgard)
Michael Sabo	....	assistant property master
Kenny Sanford	....	construction general foreman
John Schacht	....	leadperson (as John A. Schacht)
John H. Schulz	....	paint supervisor: Chicago
Michael Sexton	....	property master (as Mike Sexton)
Robert Silcock	....	gang boss
John J. Slove Jr.	....	construction coordinator: Chicago
Robert Southall	....	swing gang
Joe Spaan	....	swing gang (as Josef Spaan)
Wayne Springfield	....	carpenter
H.J. Strunk	....	construction foreman: Iceland
Kurt Thoresen	....	property assistant: Iceland
Martin Tronquart	....	assistant property master
Gary Tuers	....	assistant property master (as Gary F. Tuers)
Dan Wilkerson	....	property assistant: Iceland
Fridrik Ásmundsson	....	set dresser: Iceland (as Fridrik Elis Asmundsson)
Þorgeir Frímann Óðinsson	....	on-set dresser: Iceland (as Thorgeir F. Odinsson)
Robert M. Bouffard	....	prop fabricator (uncredited)
Thomas J. Glynn	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Matt Hausmann	....	assistant food stylist (uncredited)
Erik Hirt	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Kyle Holden	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Thorfinnur Karlsson	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Mark David Kersey	....	head greensman (uncredited)
David Ladish	....	set dresser (uncredited)
James R. Lord	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Matt McKinney	....	art department: Chicago (uncredited)
Jason Baldwin Stewart	....	assistant food stylist (uncredited)
Gary Tuers	....	property master: second unit (uncredited)
Gregory A. Weimerskirch	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Rob Yale	....	set dresser: Chicago (uncredited)
Will Ziegenhorn	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ulrika Akander	....	dialogue editor
David A. Arnold	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Dave Arnold)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Bub Asman	....	co-supervising sound editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
William Cawley	....	first assistant sound editor (as Bill Cawley)
Vincent Cirilli	....	ProTools engineer
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	dialogue editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Joe Dorn	....	adr editor
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr supervisor
Robert Fernandez	....	score mixer
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator (as Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh)
Galen Goodpaster	....	assistant sound editor
Dick Hansen	....	sound utility
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (as Jay Jennings)
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	adr editor
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Walt Martin	....	sound mixer
James Matheny	....	dialogue editor (as Jim Matheny)
Charles Maynes	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Murphy	....	sound mix technician
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin Murray	....	assistant sound editor
Rupert Nadeau	....	assistant adr editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Ticknor	....	sound designer (as Steve Ticknor)
David Wolowic	....	assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)
Arni Gustafsson	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
Arni Gustafsson	....	utility sound (uncredited)
Charles Maynes	....	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jan Aaris	....	special effects purchaser
Marc Banich	....	special effects technician
Roy K. Cancino	....	special effects technician
David Cohen	....	mold maker
William Dawson	....	second unit special effects coordinator
John J. Downey	....	special effects shop foreman
Ante Dugandzic	....	special effects foreman
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects set coordinator
Megan Flagg	....	special makeup effects artist: Tinsley Transfers
Chuck Hessey	....	special effects technician
Haukur Karlsson	....	pyrotechnician
Eggert Ketilsson	....	special effects coordinator
James Lacroix	....	special effects technician
James Lorimer	....	special effects technician (as Jim Lorimer)
Brandon K. McLaughlin	....	pyrotechnician
David A. Poole	....	special effects technician (as David Poole)
Shari Ann Riley	....	special effects technician
Steve Riley	....	special effects coordinator
Dominic V. Ruiz	....	special effects technician
Johannes Sverrisson	....	special effects
Richard Terry Tjelmeland	....	special effects technician
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects technician
Tim Walkey	....	pyro diver foreman
Diane Woodhouse	....	special effects shop coordinator
George Zamora	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Dan Abrams	....	digital lighting artist
Nancy Adams	....	animator
Tom Allen	....	lead digital effects artist
Slavik Anishchenko	....	animator
Darryl Anka	....	visual effects storyboards
James G. Anka	....	model maker
Austen Armus	....	render coordinator
Brandon Ashworth	....	digital effects artist
Tohda Asuka	....	color & lighting artist (as Asuka Tohda)
Joseph Bailey	....	digital compositor
Joseph Bailey	....	rotoscope artist (as Joe Bailey)
Maurice Bastian	....	digital lighting artist
Geoffrey E. Baumann	....	3D integration lead: Digital Domain (as Geoffrey Baumann)
Eric M. Beaver	....	digital compositor (as Eric Beaver)
Brian Begun	....	lead compositor: Digital Domain
Joel Behrens	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Bob Bennett	....	digital effects artist (as Robert Bennett)
Niki Bern	....	digital compositor
Nafees Bin Zafar	....	technical developer
Frank Bonniwell	....	character animator
Frank Bonniwell	....	technical animator
Kevin Bouchez	....	digital compositor
Matthew E. Butler	....	visual effects supervisor (as Matthew Butler)
Howard Cabalfin	....	rotoscope artist
Gordon Chapman	....	animator: Digital Domain (as Gordan Chapman)
Katie Cheang	....	animator
Ili Chiang	....	digital artist
Ili Chiang	....	lighting artist
Jacob Clark	....	digital effects artist
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Sean Coonce	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Brenton Cottman	....	matte painter
Vincent D'Angelo	....	digital effects coordinator
Brandon Davis	....	digital effects artist
Shad Davis	....	visual effects coordinator
Feliciano di Giorgio	....	lead digital compositor
Gareth Dinneen	....	compositor: Digital Doman
Nathaniel Dirksen	....	technical developer
Hugo Dominguez	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Joshua Doud	....	3D integration artist
Christina Drahos	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Greg Duda	....	digital effects artist
Edgar Díaz	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Michael Edland	....	digital effects artist (as Mike Edland)
Roy Edwards	....	lead digital effects artist
Nousha Emami	....	lighting artist
Jenn Epstein	....	roto artist: Digital Domain
Saeed Faridzadeh	....	rotoscope artist
Joe Farrell	....	lead digital compositor (as Joe Tessa Farrell)
Chad Finnerty	....	animator
Jay Frankenberger	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Antonio Freire	....	production accountant
Robert A.D. Frick	....	digital lighting artist
Maki Fukumoto	....	motion capture editor: Giant Studios
Max Gabl	....	matte painter
Steve Galle	....	digital lighting artist
Brian Gazdik	....	digital effects artist: Digital Domain
Swen Gillberg	....	technical integration lead
Mitchell J. Glaser	....	visual effects editor
Lori Green	....	technical developer
Ron Gress	....	matte painter
Steve Griffith	....	digital coordinator: Digital Domain
Bryan Grill	....	digital effects supervisor
Eddie Gutierrez	....	rotoscope artist
Jonah Hall	....	computer graphics supervisor
Martin Hall	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Amanda Hampton	....	technical developer
Michael S. Harbour	....	compositor (as Michael Harbour)
Ian A. Harris	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Jessica Harris	....	digital compositor
Marlan Harris	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Christopher N. Harvey	....	technical developer
Claas Henke	....	visual effects concept artist
Peter Herlein	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Brad Herman	....	animation lead: Digital Domain
Darin Hilton	....	senior texture painter
Bragi Hinriksson	....	visual effects assistant
Alan Hodges	....	motion capture editor: Giant Studios
David Hodgins	....	computer graphics supervisor
Dennis Hoffman	....	executive producer: Digital Domain
Dennis Hoffman	....	production supervisor: Digital Domain
Christopher Holsey	....	scan record supervisor
Holly Gregory Horter	....	visual effects
Heather Hoyland	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Chia-Chi Hu	....	digital compositor
Melissa Huerta	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Steven Hur	....	technical assistant
Kenneth Ibrahim	....	digital effects artist (as Ken Ibrahim)
Atsushi Ikarashi	....	digital effects artist
Aruna Inversin	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Dag Ivarsoy	....	digital compositor
Celine Jackson	....	visual effects color timer
Jaimie Lee Jota	....	senior digital coordinator: Digital Domain (as Jaimie Jota)
Jeff Kim	....	lead rotoscope artist
Seunghyuk Kim	....	digital effects artist (as Seung Hyuk Kim)
Viviana Kim	....	rotoscope artist
Paul Kirsch	....	digital compositor
Lawrence Klein	....	visual effects technical assistant: Digital Domain
Roger Kupelian	....	lead matte painter
James Kuroda	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Michelle Ladd	....	motion capture supervisor
Paul Lambert	....	digital compositor
Errol Lanier	....	digital modeler: Digital Domain
Mårten Larsson	....	digital effects artist
Julian Levi	....	visual effects producer
Letia Lewis	....	roto artist
Kent Lidke	....	digital effects artist
Robert Liscombe	....	rotoscope artist
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital compositor
Lawrence Littleton	....	digital compositor
Michael Liv	....	dustbuster: Digital Domain
Wayne Lo	....	concept artist (as Wayne Lowe)
Jo Lockman	....	dustbuster
Jo Lockman	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Ross MacKenzie	....	3D integration artist
Carol Madrigal	....	motion capture editor: Giant Studios
Nikki Makar	....	digital effects artist: Digital Domain
Michael Maker	....	3D integration artist
Michael Maloney	....	lead digital compositor
Daniel Maskit	....	technical developer
Shoichi Matsubara	....	digital lighting artist
David McLean	....	character rigger
Rory McLeish	....	digital lighting artist
Claudia Meglin	....	visual effects assistant
Daniel Mejia	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Tom Mikota	....	lighting technical director
Rohini Montenegro	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Marc Morissette	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Meg Morris	....	rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Daniel Moy	....	digital modeler
Sid Moye	....	digital lighting artist
Ken Murano	....	motion capture technical supervisor: Giant Studios
Jihyun Nam	....	visual effects artist: Digital Domain
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Winfield O'Brien	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Domain
Melanie Okamura	....	lead digital modeler
Kym Olsen	....	digital compositor
Siegfried Ostertag	....	digital effects artist
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor
Christophe Pacaud	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Sathyan Panneerselvam	....	previsualization artist: Digital Domain
Louis Paré	....	digital lighting artist
Dan Patterson	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
Dan Patterson	....	digital modeler
Andrew A. Paules	....	visual effects artist (as Andrew Paules)
Lou Pecora	....	lead digital compositor
Patrick Perez	....	previz artist
David Ryan Phalen	....	digital effects artist
Tom Piedmont	....	dustbuster: Digital Domain
Darren Poe	....	compositing supervisor (as Darren M. Poe)
J. Brent Poer	....	digital manager
Phillip Prahl	....	technical director
Steve Preeg	....	lead development artist
Francis Puthanangadi	....	digital compositor
Youngil Pyo	....	digital terrain lead: Digital Domain
Youngil Pyo	....	lead digital effects artist
Andres Rascon	....	rotoscope artist
Joe Reese	....	digital compositor
Thomas Reppen	....	digital effects artist
Marc D. Rienzo	....	compositor (as Marc Rienzo)
Allen Rose	....	digital effects artist (as Allen Rose)
Bonnie Rosenstein	....	texture artist
Frank Rueter	....	2D technical director: Digital Domain
Frank Rueter	....	compositor: Digital Domain
Penny Runge	....	visual effects coordinator
Patrick Runyon	....	animator
Ryo Sakaguchi	....	digital effects artist
Ryo Sakaguchi	....	technical director: Digital Domain
Jose Samson	....	modeler
David Sanchez	....	3D integration artist
Olivier Sarda	....	previz & shot composition
Christopher Savides	....	visual effects color timer
Bill Schaeffer	....	digital rotoscope artist (as William Schaeffer)
Casey Schatz	....	previsualization artist
Eric T. Scheidemantle	....	technical developer
Erick Schiele	....	digital lighting artist
Tom Schultz	....	3D integration artist
Tom Schultz	....	data integration pool lead: Digital Domain
Diana Sear	....	digital lighting artist
Jason Selfe	....	senior compositor: Digital Domain
Stan Seo	....	digital texture painter
Ruel Smith	....	3D integration artist
Lisa Spence	....	digital producer (as Lisa A. Spence)
Tamara Stone	....	digital compositor
Åsa Svedberg	....	lighter
Sebastian Sylwan	....	director of technology: Digital Domain
Robert Taltos	....	rotoscope artist
Andy Tamandl	....	animator: Digital Domain (as Andrew Tamandl)
Hanzhi Tang	....	lighting lead
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Fin Teo	....	digital texture lead
Scott Tessier	....	digital modeler
Remy Torre	....	technical developer
Stefano Trivelli	....	compositor: Digital Domain (as Stefano Trevelli)
Guerdon Trueblood	....	digital compositor
Jen Underdahl	....	digital effects coordinator
Ryan Vance	....	technical developer
Casey Vanover	....	technical developer
John Velazquez	....	animator
Scott Vosbury	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
Jan Walter	....	technical developer
Adam Watkins	....	animator
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor
Neha Wickramasekaran	....	integration artist
Aaron Wilson	....	digital texture painter
Virginia Wilson	....	digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Deborah Wiltman	....	digital compositor
Paul Winze	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Midori Witsken	....	digital artist: Digital Domain (as Midori Otsubo)
Matthias Wittmann	....	animation lead: Digital Domain
George Wong	....	animator
Pam Wong	....	3D integration artist
David Wu	....	rotoscope artist
Niki Yoblonski	....	rotoscope artist
Jens Zalzala	....	visual effects lead
Kai Zhang	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
Andra Bard	....	bidding producer: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Robert Caputi	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Lisa de la Garza	....	visual effects senior staff: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Molly Hansen	....	visual effects business affairs (uncredited)
James Kirk	....	software engineer (uncredited)
Michael Melchiorre	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Paul George Palop	....	technical director: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Scott Ross	....	general manager: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Kristen Swanson	....	dustbuster: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Michelle Winze	....	production coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt performer
Dan Brown	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Fernando Chien	....	stunts
Ilram Choi	....	stunt performer
Loren Dennis	....	stunts
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunts
Colin Follenweider	....	utility stunts
Daniel Forcey	....	utility stunts
Darin Fujimori	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Larry Holt	....	stunts
Steven Ito	....	stunts
Michael 'Pugita' Kobayashi	....	stunts
Paul Lacovara	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Eddie Matthews	....	stunts
Buck McDancer	....	stunts
Mark McDaniels	....	stunt performer
John Moio	....	stunts
Anthony Molinari	....	stunt double: Ryan Phillippe
T. Ryan Mooney	....	stunt performer
Samuel Reynolds	....	stunt performer
Simon Rhee	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Chris Torres	....	stunts
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator
Tyler Vogt	....	stunts
Chuck Waters	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson	....	video assist: Iceland (as Bui Baldvinsson)
Richard Bowen	....	director of photography: second unit
Buzzy Burwell	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Iceland
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator
Trevor Carroll-Coe	....	camera loader
Robert Chinello	....	grip
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Julie Donovan	....	first assistant camera
Ross Dunkerley	....	chief lighting technician
John J. Ellingwood	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (as John Ellingwood)
Rod Farley	....	best boy rigging grip (as Roderick G. Farley)
Sigurjón F. Gardarsson	....	video assist operator: Iceland (as Sigurjon Fridrik Gardarsson)
Joseph Guerino	....	best boy rigging gaffer (as Joseph F. Guerino)
Óttar Guðnason	....	camera operator: Iceland (as Ottar Gudnason)
Jeff Howison	....	gaffer: second unit
Marteinn Ibsen	....	grip assistant: second unit
Matt Johnson	....	lighting technician: Chicago
Finnur Jóhannsson	....	best boy: second unit
John Lacy	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Richard Masino	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Robert A. McMahon)
Elizabeth Miller	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Chicago (as Elizabeth A. Smith)
Brian Minzlaff	....	lamp operator
Mike Moad	....	dolly grip
Kenneth Morton	....	assistant camera
Leo J. Napolitano	....	operator: aerial unit
David Norris	....	operator: SpaceCam
Liz Radley	....	camera operator: HD
Charles Saldana	....	key grip (as Charles Saldaña)
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	key rigging grip
Dean M. Simmon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera
Andre Sobczak	....	dolly grip: second unit
Andrew Sych	....	technician: SpaceCam
Rick Thomas	....	key rigging gaffer
Andrew Towne	....	set lighting technician
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mark Vollmer	....	key rigger marine / diver
Mark Vollmer	....	key rigging grip: marine unit
Doug Wall	....	best boy grip (as Douglas L. Wall)
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer
Will Willis	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Iceland
Steven R. Wojcik	....	additional camera operator
Steven R. Wojcik	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Chicago
Harry Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Rob Coughlin	....	electrical rigging technician (uncredited)
Michael DePue	....	generator operator (uncredited)
Jonathan Devaney	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Arnar Einarsson	....	local grip (uncredited)
David Michael Fordham	....	grip (uncredited)
Joe Gajewski	....	crane technician: Chicago (uncredited)
Chris Glomp	....	electrician: Chicago (uncredited)
Reece Glover	....	grip (uncredited)
Finnur Thor Gudjonsson	....	set lighting technician: Iceland (uncredited)
Mitch Gulbin	....	grip (uncredited)
Gabriel J. Lewis	....	electrician: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Geir Magnússon	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Jerry L. Mandley	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Michael Nie	....	crane operator: Technocrane (uncredited)
Wally Rowell	....	electrician (uncredited)
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Bruce D. Spellman	....	grip (uncredited)
Mike Visencio	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Nick Zeigler	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Andrea Brabin	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Lindsay Heller	....	extras casting intern
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting
Geoffrey Miclat	....	casting associate
Clare Morris	....	extras casting assistant
Joan Philo	....	extras casting
Bridget Quinn	....	extras casting assistant: Chicago
Loriel Samaras	....	extras casting assistant
Jeni Thornell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Corey Bronson	....	set costumer (as Corey C. Bronson)
Stella Cottini	....	key costumer
Ann Culotta	....	set costumer
Daniel Dirks	....	set costumer (as Danny Dirks)
Rebekka A. Ingimundardóttir	....	costumer: Iceland (as Rebekka A. Ingimundardóttir)
Jennifer Jobst	....	costume supervisor: Chicago
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	costume supervisor (as Mitchell Kenney)
Andrea Knaub	....	set costumer (as Andrea R. Knaub)
Bergthóra Magnúsdóttir	....	costumer: Iceland (as Bergthora Magnusdottir)
Nancy McArdle	....	costume supervisor
Marjorie McCown	....	assistant costume designer
Gina Panno	....	key costumer: Chicago
Helga I. Stefánsdóttir	....	costume supervisor: Iceland (as Helga I. Stefdnsdottir)
Jack Taggart	....	head ager and dyer
Jack Taggart	....	set costumer
Maria Valles	....	costumer: Iceland
John M. 'Jack' Wright	....	key costumer (as Jack Wright)
Nancy Cavallaro	....	costumer (uncredited)
Brad Holtzman	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Tabitha Johnson	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Branden Marks	....	costumer (uncredited)
Marienne O'Brien	....	costumer (uncredited)
Gina Marie Ome	....	set costumer: Chicago (uncredited)
Maryann Scinto	....	wardrobe costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Michael Cipriano	....	assistant film editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Bruce Lomet	....	digital intermediate producer
Blu Murray	....	assistant film editor
Gary Roach	....	assistant film editor (as Gary D. Roach)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Kurt Smith	....	color timer

Music Department
Kyle Eastwood	....	special musical arrangements
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Rick Fleishman	....	music coordinator
Bruce Forman	....	musician
Donald Harris	....	music editor (as Don Harris)
Andrew McCormack	....	performer: music
Lennie Niehaus	....	conductor
Lennie Niehaus	....	orchestrator
Michael Stevens	....	special musical arrangements
Richard Wheeler Jr.	....	scoring crew
Spencer Wright	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Nicholas Acquaviva	....	driver
Hilmar Thor Arnason	....	transportation
Michael DePue	....	driver: production van
Doug Dovichi	....	driver
Jonny Fisher	....	picture vehicle technician: Iceland
Joey Freitas	....	driver: picture cars
James E. Lee	....	transportation
Antonio Peñalver Mondejar	....	driver
Mike Ortiz	....	transportation
Jona E. Ottesen	....	transportation
Ronnie Papaleo	....	picture vehicle technician: Iceland
Charlie Ping	....	picture cars: Los Angeles
Frank Porras	....	transportation
Domiciano Rodriquez	....	transportation co-captain
Hank Schumacher	....	picture vehicle technician: Iceland
Alana Stelling	....	transportation captain
Larry Stelling	....	transportation coordinator
Robert Wallace	....	driver

Other crew
Kokayi Ampah	....	supervising location manager
Orn Alexander Amundasson	....	set staff assistant: Iceland
Carrie Arakaki	....	staff assistant (as Carrie Yoko Arakaki)
Davíð Örn Arnarson	....	marine department
Debra Leilani Bakeman	....	set medic (as Debra Bakeman)
Larry Ballard	....	set medic (as Larry Ballard EMT-P)
Eirikur Beck	....	armorer: Iceland
Steve Beimler	....	assistant location manager
Nathaniel E. Bell	....	set production assistant
John D. Bert	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Jessica Biggins	....	inflatable wrangler
Joe Biggins	....	inflatable wrangler
Michael Bilog	....	first assistant production accountant (as Michael I. Bilog)
Jon K. Björnsson	....	helicopter pilot: Iceland (as Jon K. Bjornsson)
Ben Bohling	....	assistant: Mr. Spielberg
Suzanne Bonifaz	....	production assistant
Stephen Bridgewater	....	drama coach
Dominick Bruno	....	armorer: Iceland (as Dominic R. Bruno)
Brinton Bryan	....	set staff assistant
John Burch	....	artillery technician: Iceland
Jenny Lynn Burnett	....	construction accountant
Robert Caballero	....	set medic
Paul A. Calabria	....	animal trainer (as Paul Calabria)
Nicholas Carranza	....	production assistant
Claire Chandou	....	travel accountant
James M. Chizmar Jr.	....	dive master: Iceland
Jim Chizmar	....	dive supervisor: Iceland
J. Chan Claggett	....	location manager: Arlington, VA
Jason H. Clark	....	assistant location manager
Elisa Ann Conant	....	assistant location manager
David Cox	....	staff assistant
James D. Dever	....	technical advisor: military
Edward Dumlao	....	assistant marine coordinator (as Edward V. Dumlao)
Barry Ellenberger	....	production assistant
David Fencl	....	key armorer
Jessica Franks	....	set staff assistant
Jeffrey Gladu	....	assistant accountant (as Jeff Gladu)
Kristin Gomez	....	second assistant accountant
Jason Gondek	....	production accountant
Carolina Margo Gonzales	....	staff assistant
Hjortur Gretarsson	....	assistant production coordinator: Iceland
Bill Guiette	....	artillery technician: Iceland
Oddur Orn Halldorsson	....	set staff assistant: Iceland
Tanja Hallvardsdottir	....	staff assistant: Iceland
Arni Hansson	....	location manager: Iceland (as Arni Pall Hansson)
Gary Harper	....	artillery consultant
Susan Hartmann	....	assistant production coordinator
Danielle Hartzell	....	assistant production coordinator
Brian Hillard	....	laboratory technician
Jamie Horwitz	....	accounting clerk
Judie Hoyt	....	executive: Malpaso (as Judie G. Hoyt)
Nancy G. James	....	craft service (as Nancy James)
Linda Kai	....	assistant location manager
Christopher Kelley	....	assistant location manager (as D. Christopher Johnson)
Christopher Kelley	....	assistant location manager
Don Kincade	....	set staff assistant (as Donald A. Kincade)
Jonathan Kinnas	....	production assistant
Thor Kjartansson	....	assistant location manager: Iceland
Gavin Kleintop	....	set staff assistant
Mable Lawson-McCrary	....	script supervisor (as Mable Lawson McCrary)
Daniel Leaderman	....	production assistant
Alex Lee	....	production assistant
Jill S. Litwin	....	set production assistant
Sigvaldi Loftsson	....	armorer: Iceland
Stefán Loftsson	....	set staff assistant: Iceland (as Stefan Loftsson)
Deana Lou	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Ryan Louden	....	safety diver: marine unit, Iceland
Vinh Lu	....	assistant location manager
Kristie Macosko	....	assistant: Mr. Spielberg
Thorsteinn Magnusson	....	set staff assistant: Iceland
Mark Mamalakis	....	co-location manager
Scott Markus	....	production assistant
Robert O. Maupin	....	artillery technician: Iceland
Brian Maynard	....	armorer: Iceland (as Brian F. Maynard)
Kevin McCullough	....	armorer: Iceland
Thomas J. McDonough	....	production assistant: pre-production
Richard McIntosh	....	inflatable wrangler
Scot A. McKay	....	armorer: Iceland (as Scot McKay)
Jessica Meier	....	staff assistant
Anna Metcalf	....	assistant accountant: Icelandic wrap
Matt Miller	....	set staff assistant
Tom Minder	....	assistant military technical advisor
Steven R. Molen	....	head of production
Hailey Murray	....	staff assistant
Jared A.J. Muscarella	....	staff assistant
Greg Newman	....	assistant: Mr. Lorenz
Alexander Nicksay	....	set staff assistant
David F. Nikulasson	....	armorer: Iceland
Jimmy O'Connell	....	marine coordinator
Molly O'Connor	....	production assistant
Margaret J. Orlando	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Jared S. Pace	....	staff assistant
Nick Papac	....	armorer: Iceland (as Nicholas M. Papac)
Stacy Parker	....	coordinator: shipping and travel
Tiana Pauly	....	staff assistant
Denise Anderson Poore	....	set staff assistant
Sonia Randazzo	....	key second assistant accountant
Max Rebol	....	staff assistant: Iceland
Thell Reed	....	armorer
Ferguson Reid	....	set medic (as Dr. Ferguson Reid M.D.)
Helga Margret Reykdal	....	production coordinator: Iceland
Michael Roccuzzo	....	production accountant: second unit
Terence Rosemore	....	inflatable wrangler
Maria C. Roxas	....	key assistant location manager
Paul Ruffolo	....	set production assistant: Chicago
Jenniphur Ryan	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Loriel Samaras	....	set coordinator
Taffy Schweickhardt	....	assistant accountant
Heather Sharpe	....	production secretary
Brett Shaw	....	inflatables technician
Christie Shaw	....	inflatables technician (as Christie Gorman)
Karen Shaw	....	supervising production coordinator (as Karen E. Shaw)
Runar Sigurpalsson	....	armorer: Iceland
Kerri Smeltzer	....	coordinator: shipping and travel
Christopher Starr	....	craft service
Linda Stelling	....	set medic
Lorraine Stewart	....	studio teacher (as Lorraine Hendricks Stewart)
Barry Stone	....	facilities
Miker Stovall	....	staff assistant
Lora Marie Taylor	....	accountant: client services (uncredited)
Donovan Terranova	....	assistant location manager
Quay Terry	....	assistant military advisor (as SSgt. Quay L.K. Terry USMC)
Jakub S. Thorarinson	....	armorer: Iceland
Kristinn Ingi Thorarinsson	....	set staff assistant: Iceland
Elisabet Linda Thordardottier	....	script supervisor: second unit
John Trujillo	....	craft service assistant
Vala Hrönn Viggósdóttir	....	production secretary: Iceland (as Vala Hronn Viggosdottir)
Jefferson Wagner	....	artillery technician: Iceland
Ronald Walkshorse	....	landing craft operator
Chuck Webb	....	set staff assistant
Ron Welch	....	artillery technician: Iceland
Karl J. Weschta	....	armorer: Iceland
Stephanie Whallon	....	second assistant accountant
Don Whatley	....	stand-in
Thomas Williams	....	historical advisor: marine corps (as Gysgt. Thomas E. Williams USMC Ret.)
Alyssa L. Wittenberg	....	production coordinator: Arlington, VA
Will Ziegenhorn	....	staff assistant
Davíd Óskar Ólafsson	....	set staff assistant: Iceland (as Davíd Oskar Olafsson)
Andri Ómarsson	....	staff assistant: Iceland (as Andri Omarsson)
Dan Barrows	....	equipment supplier (uncredited)
Robert Boas	....	i/o support (uncredited)
Andrew Cottingham	....	intern (uncredited)
Joseph Lazicki	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Chris Moore	....	boat crew: iceland (uncredited)
Anastasia Summers	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in: Ryan Phillippe (uncredited)
Travis Quentin Young	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Thanks
Henry Bumstead	....	dedicatee (as Bummy)
Phyllis Huffman	....	dedicatee (as Phyllis)
Philip M. Strub	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG
• Warner Bros
• Amblin Entertainment
• Malpaso Productions

Distributors

• Continental Film (2007) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (2006) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (HD DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• Digital Domain (visual effects and digital animation)
• Giant Studios (motion capture technology provided by)
• Tinsley Studio (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• 1 Force  military technical advisors
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Bayonet  costumes
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Corbis  thanks (as Corbis)
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins
• Joan Philo Casting  extras casting
• Major League Baseball Properties  logo trademarks courtesy of
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Title  titles
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Sequoia Illumination  lighting equipment
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  production services and facilities
• Technicolor  color and prints
• Truenorth Productions  production services: Iceland

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #42983) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Brazil:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18SG (DVD)

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

David Patrick Kelly plays President 'Harry S Truman'. Kelly also played a supporting role on "Twin Peaks" (1990), where Michael Ontkean plays the town sheriff, whose name is also Harry S Truman.

Goofs:

Continuity: There are several scenes in the movie where there are continuity problems with the helmet chin straps. For example, near the beginning of the movie, when Doc and Iggy are in the shell crater from which Iggy disappears, Doc's chin strap is tight, then loose. Similarly, when Ira Hayes comes out of his tent at the training camp, his chin strap is fastened, then unfastened. There are other examples.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Soldiers:Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman! For God sakes, corpsman! Corpsman! Corpsman!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: Episode dated 22 August 2008" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Vict'ry Polka

Important but not stellar

What do you get when you cross an Academy Award winning director whose movies tend to follow the lives of individuals and their consequences of the violence around them, an award winning writer that deals with racism and the map of the human spirit and a producer that has a penchant for World War II history who is a master of telling epic stories on the widescreen canvas? Well, you get Clint Eastwood, Paul Haggis and Steven Spielberg who have teamed up for the first time to bring to the screen the new WWII story of the six soldiers who raised the American flag at Iwo Jima and became media heroes in the new film Flags of our Fathers.

Based on the true (and relatively unknown) story of six regular soldiers that raised the flag atop the isle of Iwo Jima and whose picture of the effort became synonymous with an impending victory of the war, Flags of our Fathers will be one of the most talked about films of 2006.

Flags of our Fathers follows the lives of three surviving members who raised the flag in 1945 atop Mount Suribachi and how the government used these three individuals and the media in an effort to spark interest in selling war bonds to the American public.

Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford and Adam Beach play John "Doc" Bradley, Rene Gagnon and Ira Hayes respectively. These three individuals were partly responsible for the second American flag raising on that graced newspapers and magazine covers all over the world.

If you caught it, I did write the 'second American flag raising'. A fact that it seemed not one of us in the packed pre-screening knew before the films closing credits. Six soldiers on the 5th day of the island's invasion planted the flag of infamy just seconds after the first flag was that was erected was taken down. As the picture made its circles in every American media outlet available, Bradley, Gagnon and Hayes were quickly sent packing back to the United States to be used in a cross country marketing campaign to drum up support for the troops spread out over Europe and Asia.

Not one of them believing they were true heroes, the three are persuaded to separate their reluctance from the necessity to boost morale with the American public and ask for funds to continue with the necessary production of tanks, grenades, guns and armor. The film then switches between their tours of sporting arenas and speaking engagements and flashbacks back to the horrors of the taking of the island in full vivid detail.

Flags of our Fathers is an important film, but unfortunately, not a stellar one. The battle scenes are very well done and show the chaotic atmosphere and pace that follows a ground war, but it's the relationship and the manipulation of public interest as used by the media that the movie hits home. In a time where America is fighting two separate wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with veterans of Vietnam still being paraded on CNN every evening news to discuss comparisons, Flags of our Fathers is important in that it shows how a single picture or event can change an entire opinion over an effort that will cost young men and women their lives.

But where Eastwood fails is in his attempt to drum up any emotional attachment to the three characters. Haggis does his Crash best to have us 'tisk' at the consistent barrage of racial epithets thrown towards Indian descent Ira Hayes, but Eastwood fails to weave this sympathy and the sympathy for those left behind on the beach into an emotional punch that will carry us to the voting polls in the awards season.

The biggest disappointment with Flags of our Fathers comes with the expectation that the three major players in the production bring to the table. Eastwood in particular has stemmed together three recent films – The Forgiven, Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby – that each dealt with a person of persons dealing with the emotional weight of violence that they were witness. The heavy handedness of Flags of our Fathers should be right up his wheelhouse. Add the brilliant writing experience and resume of Haggis and the movie should have been celluloid gold. Instead, we deal with waving veterans, moments of tenderness between the soldiers and the families of the dead they fought beside and the emotional burden of the horrors that surrounded them in combat without any tear tugging or tissue pulling on behalf of the experiencing movie watcher.

Flags of our Fathers was shot back-to-back with Letters from Iwo Jima which will shows the Japanese perspective of the battle and is scheduled for release in February 2007. While watching Flags of our Fathers, there are a few scenes that you can imagine being in the next years release and maybe that is where Eastwood and the gang lost their focus.

So why does Flags of our Fathers still get 3 ½ stars even though the comments seem so negative? Well, it is because what the film does right, it does extremely well. During the battle scenes you are transported to Iwo Jima and the chaos of the situation can be felt in how you inch towards the edge of your seats. The acting too is better than average, especially from Phillippe who might find himself along side wife Reese Witherspoon as an awards nominee come Christmas. Couple these pluses with the importance of revealing a true and important story to the mass audiences and the obvious comparisons with American war efforts at the time of print, and you have a film that will undoubtedly become one of Eastwoods most talked about films. Even if it wasn't one of his best.