

10 votes
1961
1h 48m
Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.
Directed by Delbert Mann

Tony Curtis
Ira Hamilton Hayes
James Franciscus
Pvt. James B. Sorenson
Gregory Walcott
Sgt. Kiley
Bruce Bennett
Gen. Bridges
Vivian Nathan
Nancy HayesJeffrey Silver
McGruder
Edmund Hashim
Jay Morago
Paul Comi
Sgt. Boyle
Stanley Adams
Noomie
Wayne Heffley
Cpl. Johnson
Ralph Moody
UncleJames Beck
Tyler
Forrest Compton
John BradleyPete Homer
Mr. Alvarez
Mary Patton
Chairlady
Vince Edwards
George
Lynda Day George
KimKathleen Mulqueen
Mrs. Carl Sorenson
Charles Stevens
Joseph HayesRaoul Freeman
Rally Guest (uncredited)Status
Released
Release date
December 27, 1961
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English