Additional Name(s)
Dwan, Allan, 1885-1981.
SummaryStryker (Wayne), a hard-nosed Marine sergeant prepares a company of recruits for combat in World War II's Pacific Theater. The new unit's training is soon put to the test in a full-scale battle against the Japanese on Iwo Jima. The famous flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi is depicted near the film's conclusion.
PublicationLos Angeles, CA : Republic Entertainment, Inc. : Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment, c2000.
Physical Description1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Note"Catalog no. 55570."
NoteVideodisc release of a 1949 motion picture.
NoteAlso contains the documentary, "The making of Sands of Iwo Jima."
ISBN0782010040
CreditsStory, Harry Brown; camera, Reggie Lanning; editor, Richard L. Van Enger; music, Victor Young.
CreditsJohn Wayne (Sgt. Stryker), John Agar (Pfc. Conway), Adele Mara (Allison Bromley), Forrest Tucker (Corp. Thomas).