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100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 80% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Marine Sgt. John Stryker (John Wayne) is despised by his own men for his rough attitude and exhausting training regimen. As the war...
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Sands of Iwo Jima Reviews. ... a rare role for Wayne to show a darker side of his persona... which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Full Review | Aug 19, 2023. One of John...
Sands of Iwo Jima exploits that symbol in the best sense of the word. After almost sixty years, it's still a fine film with a grand performance by the Duke. 39 out of 48 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. Permalink. 7/10. Classic war film with a magnificent John Wayne as tough sergeant fighting Japanese.
Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 war film starring John Wayne that follows a group of United States Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. The film, which also features John Agar , Adele Mara and Forrest Tucker , was written by Harry Brown and James Edward Grant , and directed by Allan Dwan .
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Approved. Republic Pictures (I) 1 h 40 m. Summary A dramatization of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. Action. Drama. Romance. War. Directed By: Allan Dwan. Written By: Harry Brown, James Edward Grant. Sands of Iwo Jima. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews. 75. User Score Available after 4 ratings. tbd. My Score.
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75. Metascore Generally Favorable. positive. 7 (88%) mixed. 1 (13%) negative. 0 (0%) Showing 8 Critic Reviews. 88. Chicago Tribune. John Wayne as the gutsiest sarge and top kick on Iwo Jima, in one of his most prototypical war yarns. Vintage Duke. [09 Jul 2000, p.23C] Read More. By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW. 80. Empire.
With John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker. Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
