Flags of Our Fathers (film) 2950304 225891128 2008-07-15T21:53:47Z Nightscream 204692 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/213.114.215.191|213.114.215.191]] ([[User talk:213.114.215.191|talk]]) to last version by Katana Geldar {{Infobox Film | name = Flags of Our Fathers | image = Flags of our fathers.jpg | caption = | director = [[Clint Eastwood]] | producer = Clint Eastwood<br />[[Steven Spielberg]]<br />[[Robert Lorenz]] | writer = '''Book:'''<br />[[James Bradley (author)|James Bradley]]<br />'''Screenplay:'''<br />[[William Broyles, Jr.]]<br />[[Paul Haggis]] | narrator = | starring = [[Ryan Phillippe]]<br />[[Adam Beach]]<br />[[Jesse Bradford]]<br />[[Neal McDonough]]<br>[[Barry Pepper]]<br>[[Robert Patrick]]<br>[[Paul Walker]]<br>[[Jamie Bell]]<br>[[John Benjamin Hickey]]<br>[[John Slattery]] | music = Clint Eastwood | cinematography = | editing = Joel Cox | distributor = '''USA''': <br>[[DreamWorks]] <br>[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] <br>'''non-USA''': <br>[[Warner Bros.]] | released = [[October 20]], [[2006]] ([[United States|USA]]) | runtime = 132 min | country = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] | language = [[English language|English]] | budget = $55,000,000 ([http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a6HTME8ybzJQ&refer=muse]) | gross = $65,900,249 | preceded_by = | followed_by = ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' | website =http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/ | amg_id = 1:331335 | imdb_id = 0418689 }} '''''Flags of Our Fathers''''' is a [[2006 in film|2006]] [[United States|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 (see ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]'') written by [[James Bradley (author)|James Bradley]] and Ron Powers about the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] and the six men who were involved in [[Raising the flag on Iwo Jima]]. Eastwood also directed a complementary film on the battle from the [[Japan]]ese viewpoint entitled ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''. It was released in Japan on [[December 9]], [[2006]] and in the United States on [[December 20]], [[2006]], two months after the release of ''Flags of Our Fathers'' on [[October 20]], [[2006]]. ''Flags of Our Fathers'' is a film about the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] and tells the story of how the three surviving flag-raisers were used as propaganda tools by the [[United States]] government to lift the morale of the [[United States|American]] people and raise money for the war effort. It also shows the effects of war on the veterans and how they suffered from memories of the war for the rest of their lives. ==Production== Instead of a linear storyline like the book, the film is shown through a series of flashbacks. [[Paul Haggis]], the [[screenwriter]] of the film, has stated that it could not be told as a straightforward movie because the book was "too big and too good".{{Fact|date=February 2007}} "The ambitious script...jumps back and forth in time in ways that could have been a jumble if Eastwood wasn't so adept at cutting a path to what counts. Eastwood's film [is] a fierce attack on wartime hypocrisy and profiteering, is also an indelibly moving salute to the soldiers who don’t deserve to walk alone for following their own sense of duty.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/12045984/review/12045987/flags_of_our_fathers]</ref> == Critical reception and box office == The film received positive reviews with the review tallying website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reporting that 125 out of the 170 reviews they tallied were positive for a score of 74% and a certification of "fresh."<ref>rottentomatoes.com, [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/flags_of_our_fathers/ Flags of Our Fathers entry], accessed January 21, 2007.</ref> The film made the top ten list of the [[National Board of Review]]. Eastwood also earned a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for Directing. The film was nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] - for [[Academy Award for Sound|Best Sound]] and [[Academy Award for Sound Editing|Sound Editing]]. Film critic Richard Roeper said "Clint Eastwood's ''Flags of Our Fathers'' stands with the Oscar-winning ''Unforgiven'' and ''Million Dollar Baby'' as an American masterpiece. It is a searing and powerful work from a seventy-six-year-old artist who remains at the top of his game." and "''Flags of Our Fathers'' is a patriotic film in that it honors those who fought in the Pacific, but it is also patriotic because it questions the official version of the truth, and reminds us that superheroes exist only in comic books and cartoon movies."<ref>[http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/104399,WKP-News-flags20.article]</ref> Despite critical acclaim, the movie underperformed at the box office, earning just $65,898,991 worldwide on an estimated $55,000,000 production budget. The movie has been criticized for omitting black Marines and drawn the ire of a small number of veterans groups.<ref>[http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0,,1928009,00.html Where have all the black soldiers gone?], [[The Guardian]] [[2006-10-16]]</ref> At the 2008 [[Cannes Film Festival]], director [[Spike Lee]], who is making ''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]'', about about an all-black U.S. division fighting in Italy during [[World War II]], criticized director [[Clint Eastwood]] for not depicting black Marines in ''Flags of Our Fathers''. Citing historical accuracy, Eastwood responded that his film was specifically about the soldiers who raised the flag on [[Mount Suribachi]] at [[Iwo Jima]], pointing out that while black soldiers did fight at Iwo Jima, the U.S. military was segregated during WWII, and none of the men who raised the flag were black. Eastwood angrily said that Lee should "shut his face". Lee responded that Eastwood was acting like an "angry old man", and argued that despite making two Iwo Jima films back to back, ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' and ''Flags of Our Fathers'', "there was not one black soldier in both of those films".<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5015524&page=1 Marikar, Sheila; "Spike Strikes Back: Clint's 'an Angry Old Man'"; abcnews; [[June 6]], [[2008]]]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7439371.stm BBC News: Eastwood hits back at Lee claims]</ref><ref name="thr">{{cite journal | last = Lyman | first = Eric J. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Lee calls out Eastwood, Coens over casting | journal = [[The Hollywood Reporter]], The Daily from Cannes | volume = | issue = 8 | pages = pp.3,24 | publisher = | location = Cannes | date = [[2008-05-21]] | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if545c66bc7e57054b34aaa6cd2b36458 | format = | issn = | accessdate = }}</ref> In fact, black Marines are seen in scenes during which the mission is outlined, as well as during the initial landings, when a wounded black Marine is carried away. During the end credits, historical photographs taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima show black Marines. Although black Marines fought in the battle, they were restricted to auxiliary roles such as ammunition supply, and were not involved in the battle's major assaults, but took part in defensive actions.<ref>[http://www.mpma28.com/page/page/2271596.htm]</ref> == Cast== {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Actor !! Real Life Role |- | [[Ryan Phillippe]] || PhM2. [[John Bradley (Iwo Jima)|John "Doc" Bradley]] |- | [[Jesse Bradford]] || Pfc. [[Rene Gagnon]] |- | [[Adam Beach]] || Pfc. [[Ira Hayes]] |- | [[John Benjamin Hickey]] || Keyes Beech |- | [[John Slattery]] || Bud Gerber |- | [[Barry Pepper]] || Sgt. [[Michael Strank]] |- | [[Jamie Bell]] || Pfc. [[Ralph Ignatowski|Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski]] |- | [[Paul Walker]] || Sgt. [[Hank Hansen]] |- | [[Robert Patrick]] || Col. Chandler Johnson |- | [[Neal McDonough]] || Capt. Dave Severance |- | [[Melanie Lynskey]] || [[Pauline Georgette Harnois|Pauline Harnois/Gagnon]] |- | [[Thomas McCarthy (actor)|Thomas McCarthy]] || [[James Bradley (author)|James Bradley]] |- | [[Chris Bauer]] || Commandant [[Alexander Vandegrift]] |- | [[Judith Ivey]] || Belle Block |- | [[Myra Turley]] || Madeline Evelley |- | [[Joseph Cross]] || Pfc. [[Franklin Sousley]] |- | [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]] || Cpl. [[Harlon Block]] |- | [[Alessandro Mastrobuono]] || Cpl. [[Charles W. Lindberg]] |- | [[Scott C. Reeves|Scott Reeves]] || Lundsford |- | [[Stark Sands]] || Walter Gust |- | [[George Grizzard]] || Older John Bradley |- | [[Harve Presnell]] || Older Dave Severance |} ==References== {{reflist}} == DVD release == The [[DVD]] was released in the US by [[Paramount Pictures#Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Entertainment]] on [[February 6]], [[2007]]. It is devoid of any special features. A Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition DVD (with special features) was released on [[May 22]], [[2007]]. It was also released on [[HD DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] formats. The Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition DVD is also available in a Five-Disc Commemorative Set which also includes the Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition of ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' and a bonus fifth disc containing [[History Channel]]'s ''Heroes of Iwo Jima'' documentary and ''[[To the Shores of Iwo Jima]]'', a documentary produced by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. == External links == {{Wikiquote|Flags of Our Fathers (film)}} *[http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/ Flags of Our Fathers] Official Movie Site. *[http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/flagsofourfathers Flags of Our Fathers Reviews] at Metacritic.com *{{imdb title|id=0418689|title=Flags of Our Fathers}} *[http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/flagsofourfathers/ ''Flags of Our Fathers'' Trailer] *[http://star-talk-live-interview-archive.blogspot.com/2006/10/interview-clint-eastwood-flags-of-our.html Interview: Clint Eastwood ''Flags Of Our Fathers''] * [http://multimedia.tbo.com/flash/iwojima3d/index.htm 3-D Stereo Photograph of Iwo Jima Flag-raising] - From The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com * [http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2004 eFilmCritic.com interview with James Bradley about "Flags of Our Fathers"] * [http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2005 eFilmCritic.com interview with Barry Pepper about "Flags of Our Fathers"] *{{rotten-tomatoes|id=flags_of_our_fathers|title= Flags of Our Fathers}} {{Clint Eastwood}} [[Category:2006 films]] [[Category:Amblin Entertainment films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Battle of Iwo Jima]] [[Category:DreamWorks films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films shot anamorphically]] [[Category:Films based on non-fiction books]] [[Category:Films directed by Clint Eastwood]] [[Category:Films produced by Steven Spielberg]] [[Category:Films set in the 1940s]] [[Category:War films based on actual events]] [[Category:Warner Bros. films]] [[Category:War drama films]] [[Category:World War II films]] [[ca:Flags of Our Fathers]] [[de:Flags of Our Fathers]] [[et:Meie isade lipud]] [[es:Flags of Our Fathers]] [[fr:Mémoires de nos pères (film)]] [[hr:Zastave naših očeva]] [[it:Flags of Our Fathers]] [[hu:A dicsőség zászlaja]] [[ja:父親たちの星条旗]] [[no:Flags of Our Fathers]] [[pl:Sztandar chwały]] [[pt:Flags of Our Fathers (filme)]] [[fi:Isiemme liput]] [[sv:Flags of Our Fathers]] [[tr:Atalarımızın Bayrakları]]