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Sands of Iwo Jima(Movie, 1949)

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| 1h 40min | Genres: War, Action, Drama, History
Sands of Iwo JimaRating: 3.2/5 (with 5454 votes)
Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 war film starring John Wayne that follows a group of United States Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. The film, which also features John Agar, Adele Mara and Forrest Tucker, was written by Harry Brown and James Edward Grant, and directed by Allan Dwan. The picture was a Republic Pictures production. Sands of Iwo Jima was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (John Wayne), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Recording (Daniel J. Bloomberg) and Best Writing, Motion Picture Story. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Sands of Iwo Jima

Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Sound

About Sands of Iwo Jima

The relationship between Sergeant Stryker and a group of rebellious recruits is made difficult by the Sergeant's tough training tactics. At Tarawa, the leathernecks have a chance to see Stryker in action, and begin to appreciate him.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Kiribati
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/01/1950 (World premiere: 01/01/1950)
Narrator: Arthur Franz
Director: Allan Dwan
Producer: Edmund Grainger
Film Editor: Richard L. Van Enger
Composer: Victor Young
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"As Areias de Iwo Jima"
"Iwo Jima - O Portal da Glória"
"Iwo Jima, die große Schlacht"
"Todeskommando"
"Todeskommando - Du warst unser Kamerad"
"Todeskommando Iwo Jima"
"Iwo Jima fövenye"
Budget: 1,000,000 USD
Revenue: 7,800,000 USD (= 780%)

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