Sands of Iwo Jima(1950)
A great human story... makes a mighty motion picture!
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.
Movie: Sands of Iwo Jima
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Sgt. John M. Stryker
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Allison Bromley
PFC Al J. Thomas
PFC Benny A. Regazzi
PFC Charlie Bass
PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Mary
PFC 'Farmer' Soames
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