Review of Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) by P B — 02 Nov 2007

Yep it's propaganda :) but hey, besides that...it's ok!

This review of Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) was written by P B on 02 Nov 2007.

Sands of Iwo Jima has generally received positive reviews.

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By Joe J (227) on 25 Oct 2008

I felt like I was back in Ms. Beebe's history class in High School watching movies from PBS only with an extra humanitarian plot. Well done…

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By Elliot D (86) on 23 Jul 2008

The first WWII movie I saw. It was very good. John Wayne is an amazing actor…

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By James R (2,282) on 08 Oct 2009

Other than the Wayne performance I thought this was pretty lame. The story was predictable and the action basic…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 23 Jul 2008

Great Pro-WW2 movie ad great recruiting tool for USMC. Love The Duke as a hard ass NCO and good cast for John Agar…

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By Javier C (165) on 21 May 2008

Hard-charging Gung-ho Marine stuff. Me like it…

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By Matthew O (473) on 02 May 2014

A true classic that raised awareness about the horrors of WWII shortly after WWII. One of John Wayne's forgotten, yet best roles…

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By Sanity Assassin ! (607) on 01 Nov 2008

Great WWII film, John Wayne is awesome as Stryker. The other characters are alright, but no John Waynes…

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By Anne F (623) on 08 Jun 2010

John Wayne, who was rather good in his role as a tough Marine Sergeant, whose men come to respect the way he treats them and his approach to the war…

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By David B (3,254) on 14 Jan 2011

Decent film as far as post WWII glory films go. It's worth staying with until the inevitible flag-raising scene…

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By Linda M (501) on 03 Jul 2012

John Wayne plays John Wayne very well as always, and the depictions of battle are great…

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