Sands of Iwo Jima

     

Sands of Iwo Jima1949

Stars: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Rating: APPROVED
Runtime: 100 minutes

Flying Tigers John Wayne plays the tough commander of Flying Tigers, the famous fighter squadron that fought to save China from the Japanese. Wayne finds he is fighting a war on two fronts: he's taking on the enemy with only a handful of inexpe… more »


Sgt. Stryker:
(running a grenade drill to raw recruits) Pull pin! Prepare to throw! Throw!

(one recruit bangs his hand off the foxhole and the grenade slips out and rolls toward unsuspecting Marines waiting their turn)

Sgt. Stryker:
(suddenly spotting the errant grenade) Grenade! Hit the deck!

[the platoon runs, except for Conway, who is reading a love letter and has to be tackled to safety by Stryker when the grenade goes off]

Sgt. Stryker:
You idiot. When are you gonna wake up? You wanna see that dame again, keep your mind on your work!

(A corpsman spots a wound on Stryker and treats it)

PFC Al Thomas:
(to Conway, now seeing why Stryker so dislikes Conway) You may not know this, boy, but you just got your life saved.

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