US (2006): Action/Adventure/Drama/Thriller
February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the was was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi.
The inspiring photo capturing that moment became a symbol of victory to a nation that had grown weary of war and made instant heroes of the six American soldiers at the base of the flag, some of whom would die soon after, never knowing that they had been immortalized. But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being held up as symbols and did not consider themselves heroes; they wanted only to stay on the front with their brothers in arms who were fighting and dying without fanfare or glory.
Adapted by William Broyles Jr. & Paul Haggis from James Bradley and Ron Powers' novel; directed by Clint Eastwood. Features Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Barry Pepper, Robert Patrick and Judity Ivey. (DreamWorks SKG/Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment - Web site)
1 nomination
· Achievement in Visual Effects 2006: Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier