“Flags of Our Fathers” quotes
(2006)
Clint Eastwood
directed this movie
in 2006
Title Flags of Our Fathers
Year 2006
Director Clint Eastwood
Genre Drama, History, War
Year 2006
Director Clint Eastwood
Genre Drama, History, War
Plot – Iwo Jima is an isolated Japanese island with dark beaches and sulfur pits. During World War II, it has been a Japanese garrison for the soldiers. The film shows the story of six American soldiers who have gone down in history to have planted the American flag on Mount Suribachi.
All actors – Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Paul Walker, Robert Patrick, Neal McDonough, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas McCarthy, Chris Bauer, Judith Ivey, Myra Turley, Joseph Cross, Benjamin Walker, Alessandro Mastrobuono, Scott Eastwood, Stark Sands, George Grizzard, Harve Presnell, George Hearn, Len Cariou, Christopher Curry, Bubba Lewis, Beth Grant, Connie Ray, Ann Dowd, Mary Beth Peil, David Patrick Kelly, Jon Polito, Ned Eisenberg, Gordon Clapp, Michael Cumpsty, V.J. Foster, Kirk B.R. Woller, Tom Verica, Jason Gray-Stanford, Matt Huffman, David Hornsby, Brian Kimmet, David Rasche, Tom Mason, Patrick Dollaghan, James Newman, Steven M. Porter, Dale Waddington, Lennie Loftin, David Clennon, Mark Thomason, Oliver Davis, Sean Moran, Lisa Dodson, John Nielsen, Jon Kellam, Ron Fassler, Denise Vlasis, Jenifer Menedis, Joie Shettler, Vivien Lesiak, John Henry Canavan, Donn Emerson, Jayma Mays, Yukari Black, John Hoogenakker, Barry Sigismondi, William Charlton, Beth Tapper, Shakti Shannon, Jim Cantafio, Mark Colson, Danny McCarthy, Patrick New, James Horan, Michael Canavan, Erica Grant, Silas Weir Mitchell, George Cambio, David S. Brooks, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Martin Delaney, Daniel Forcey, Björgvin Franz Gíslason, Darri Ingolfsson, Hilmar Guðjónsson, Jeremy Merrill, Jeremiah Bitsui, John Maloney, Dick 'Skip' Evans, Karl Gulledge, Michael Ahl, Mark T Anderson, Martin Andris, Dale Caba, Jacare Calhoun, Jean-Paul Chreky, Ali Costello, Michelle Cuneo, Paul Fahrenkopf, Pamela Fischer, David Foster, Reese Foster, Jason Frederick, Jennifer Gonzalez, Tracey Goodson, Fatima Grate, Garth R. Hassell, Jean-Paul Hellendall, Alec Holmes, Katherine Hoskins Mackey, George Kardulias, Kirk Lambert, Debbi Larkins, Jamie Louachai, Jesse G. Louis, Mark Maj, Jon Marshall, Nevin Millan, Michael Molthen, Mark A. Nash, Haley Nero, Tim Paterson, Christopher Phillips, Marc Radz, Jim Shinkle, Guðmundur Karl Sigurdórsson, Arne Starr, Jeff Sutherland, Vignir Jón Vignisson
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“Looking at it you could believe the sacrifice was not a waste.”
“Being an Indian, you are a truer American than any of us.”
“- Ira Hayes: I can't take them calling me a hero. All I did was try not to get shot. Some of the things I saw done, things I did, they weren't things to be proud of. Mike was a hero.
- Keyes Beech: I think if Mike was sitting here instead of you, he'd be saying the same thing about himself, not being a hero.”“I already gave them my word. I told them I'd bring them all home to their mothers, which means I already lied to half of them. Can't lie to the rest.”
“After twenty straight days of bombing, you won't find a blade of grass or a twig on it.”
“Maybe there's no such thing as heroes. Heroes are something we create, something we need. It's a way for us to understand what's almost incomprehensible, how people could sacrifice so much for us: the risks they took, the wounds they suffered. They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends.”
“Most guys won't even talk about what happened over there, probably because they're still trying to forget it. They certainly didn't think of themselves as heroes.”
“You're not the best sergeant I've ever had, just the best one that's still walking.”
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