Adele Mara, Arthur Franz, Forrest Tucker
John Wayne's old studio home, Republic, made this 1949 drama about the heroic capture of an important island in the Pacific by marines in World War II. Director Allan Dwan (Brewster's Millions)...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001
Stats: 330 reviews
one of the best old war films and one of the best films starring john wayne. until viewing this the horse soldiers was my favourite performance by the duke. don't get me wrong... he's the usual man we know but here he does it better with gumption. he's very well supported too wit...( read more)
im not usually big on john wayne, but this is one of his four or five performances that i really enjoyed, and as a film this one is phenomenal. some absolutely great story telling for a war fillm nearly 60 years old. although storytelling in older films is usually better than i...( read more)
I think this is the first one where Wayne buys it. In retrospect, a pretty funny way at that.
A good war film with John Wayne, set in the Pacific Theatre of WWII. Wayne plays a tough sargeant trying to whip a bunch of new soldiers into shape to fight the Japanese. Exciting battle sequences, and a moving shot of the American flag going up on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. The ...( read more)
Let's face it, no-one watches John Wayne films with the expectation of sensitive soul-searching, so this is the usual kind of rugged, macho flag waving you'd expect from the duke. But it is done with intelligence and heart, and is a pretty solid war story on the whole.
"Saving Private Ryan" it ain't, but a good war movie from the actual war period.
Wayne is giving a surprisingly excellent portrait of a fascist sergeant,preoccupied in reforming thoughts and supposedly liberal ideas.Impressive battle sequences and social morality yet if Patton was and is an overrated piece of militarism,I believe am really soft rating it with...( read more)
well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n i was impressed with this movie..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that both john wayne n adele mara play good parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this Action & Adventure,...( read more)
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