Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 war movie that was produced by Edmund Grainger and was directed by Allan Dwan. Sands of Iwo Jima was released on December 14, 1949 in North America. The movie received positive reviews with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie is about a group of United States Marines. The movie follows their training for the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award in 4 categories; Best Actor in a Leading Role (for John Wayne), Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Recording and Best Writing, Motion Picture Story.

 Cast 
John Wayne as Sgt. John M. Stryker
John Agar as PFC Peter Conway
Forrest Tucker as PFC Al Thomas
Wally Cassell as PFC Benny Regazzi
James Brown as PFC Charlie Bass
Richard Webb as PFC Dan Shipley
Arthur Franz as Corporal Robert Dunne / Narrator
James Holden as PFC Soames
Peter Coe as PFC George Hellenpolis
Richard Jaeckel as PFC Frank Flynn
William Murphy as PFC Eddie Flynn
George Tyne as PFC Harris
Hal Baylor as PFC "Sky" Choynski
Adele Mara as Allison Bromley
Julie Bishop as Mary

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Category:1949 war movies
Category:World War II movies
Category:Movies set on islands
Category:Movies set in Japan
Category:English-language movies
Category:Movies directed by Allan Dwan