Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers2006

Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Jesse Bradford, Christopher Curry
Genre: Drama, History, War
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 132 minutes

Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the book of the same name by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the Battle of Iwo Jima and the six men wh… more »



John "Doc" Bradley:
[At the mock Mount Suribachi in Soldier Field] You gotta be kidding.Bud Gerber: Hey, it took a lot of talented folks a long time to make that thing. Just wait till tonight when it's lit properly and there's thousands of cheering people in the stands, it's gonna look a lot better. So, stadium lights come down, spotlight comes up, you get your cue, you charge up this thing with the flag, you plant it at the top. You smile, you wave, you know the drill.John "Doc" Bradley: You want us to plant the flag on a pile of papier-mache.Bud Gerber: Hey, that's showbiz. And try to stand how you stood the first time you planted it. Just, you know, pretend the other three guys are with you.Ira Hayes: The dead guys.

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