Honorable but plodding. Clint Eastwood salutes the famous photograph of U.S. servicemen raising the flag on Iwo Jima. In paying homage to these ''heroes,'' Eastwood wants to show us that World War II was darker than any legendary photo. But he's demythologizing what no longer needs to be demythologized.
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B-Details Release Date: Oct 20, 2006; Rated: R; Length: 132 Minutes; Genres: Drama, War; With: Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Joseph Cross, Barry Pepper and Ryan Phillippe...; Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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