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Flags of Our Fathers
| Rating: | R (for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language) |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure, War, Drama |
| Release Date: | October 20, 2006 |
| Running time: | 132 minutes |
| Cast: | Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Paul Walker, Neal McDonough |
| Director: | Clint Eastwood |
| Producer: | Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg |
| Writer: | Paul Haggis, James Bradley |
| Distributor: | Paramount |
Description: "Flags of Our Fathers" is a human drama of friendship and love, sacrifice and manipulation, set against the violent conflict of the battle of Iwo Jima. The film focuses equally on the war and home, crosscutting between the viciousness of the battle and the manufactured propaganda campaign and careful manipulation of the image that followed--issues that remain prevalent today. As "Flags of Our Fathers" shows how the photograph became the very beginning of celebrity worship, the film questions our need to create and celebrate heroes, sometimes at a cost.
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