Sands of Iwo Jima poster
Screenplay Harry Brown, James Edward Grant
Director Allan Dwan

Sands of Iwo Jima

Tagline: A great human story... makes a mighty motion picture!

Release Date: 1950-01-01

Duration: 100 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • John Agar
    PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
  • Julie Bishop
    Mary
  • Richard Jaeckel
    PFC Frank Flynn
  • John Wayne
    Sgt. John M. Stryker
  • Dickie Jones
    Scared Marine (uncredited)
  • Forrest Tucker
    PFC Al J. Thomas
  • Martin Milner
    Pvt. Mike McHugh
  • Ted White
    Marine (uncredited)
  • John McGuire
    Capt. Joyce
  • Dorothy Ford
    Tall Girl (uncredited)