Sands of Iwo Jima
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.
- Director
- Allan Dwan
- Signature
- Drama · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $8M
Who's in it
Cast
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25 billed performers
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Sands of Iwo Jima returned 7.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Jan 1, 1950
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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