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27/12/1961 Drama, War 1h 48m
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His most electrifying role!

Overview

Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.

  1. Delbert Mann

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tony Curtis

    Ira Hamilton Hayes

  2. James Franciscus

    Pvt. James B. Sorenson

  3. Gregory Walcott

    Sgt. Kiley

  4. Bruce Bennett

    Gen. Bridges

  5. Vivian Nathan

    Nancy Hayes

  6. Jeffrey Silver

    McGruder

  7. Edmund Hashim

    Jay Morago

  8. Paul Comi

    Sgt. Boyle

  9. Stanley Adams

    Noomie

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-03
I never found Tony Curtis to be terribly versatile but he did have charisma, and that comes to his rescue here in what might be his best on-screen performance without the benefit of a comedy foil. Here he is "Ira Hayes" - a Native American who determines to join the US Marine Corps. Initially, he faces bigotry and bit of supremacy, but now nicknamed the "Chief" and befriended by his erstwhile antagonist "Sorenson" (the terribly wooden James Franciscus) he finds himself in the heat of battle and enjoying the rewards of victory and enduring the bitterest of tragedy. It's afterwards that the rot ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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