Review of Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) by Clay B — 09 Aug 2010
Probably the most influential WW2 movie ever made, you can see ever other movie proceeding it to have similar scenes and characters. Maybe it's because this uses stock footage from the real war, was made so close to the war and has The Duke playing the lead; this is one of the best war movies ever made.
No, it's not as well made as Apocalypse Now! or as realistic as Platoon, but this has it where it counts and was made a full 30+ years before either was made. John Stryker is one of the most iconic soldiers in any movie, he represents the true tortured soul and sympathetic tough guy.
When a movie like this can still be powerful today, you know they did something right.
This review of Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) was written by Clay B on 09 Aug 2010.
Sands of Iwo Jima has generally received positive reviews.
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