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John Wayne
Sgt. John M. Stryker
John Agar
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Adele Mara
Allison Bromley
Forrest Tucker
PFC Al J. Thomas
Wally Cassell
PFC Benny A. Regazzi
James Brown
PFC Charlie Bass
Richard Webb
PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley
Arthur Franz
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Julie Bishop
Mary
James Holden
PFC 'Farmer' Soames
Peter Coe
PFC George Hellenpolis
Richard Jaeckel
PFC Frank Flynn
William Murphy
PFC Eddie Flynn
George Tyne
PFC Hart S. Harris
Hal Baylor
Pvt. J.E. 'Ski' Choynski
John McGuire
Capt. Joyce
Martin Milner
Pvt. Mike McHugh
Leonard Gumley
Pvt. Sid Stein
William Self
Pvt. L.D. Fowler Jr.
David M. Shoup
Colonel D.M. Shoup
H.P. Crowe
Lt. Col. H.P. Crowe
Harold G. Schrier
Captain Harold G. Schrier
Rene A. Gagnon
PFC Rene A. Gagnon
Ira H. Hayes
PFC Ira H. Hayes
John H. Bradley
PM3C John H. Bradley
Conrad Binyon
Marine (uncredited)
David Clarke
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
Fred A. Datig
Marine (uncredited)
Bruce Edwards
Marine (uncredited)
Dorothy Ford
Tall Girl (uncredited)
Carole Gallagher
USO Woman (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Officer (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
Gil Herman
Lt. Baker (uncredited)
William Hudson
Marine (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Forrestal (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
Scared Marine (uncredited)
Billy Lechner
Marine (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle
Marine (uncredited)
Roger McGee
Sailor (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Bartender (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Judy Sochor
USO Woman (uncredited)
Glen Vernon
Marine (uncredited)
Steve Wayne
Marine (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
Ted White
Marine (uncredited)
John Whitney
Lt. Thompson (uncredited)
Joy Windsor
USO Woman (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Thu May 21 2015

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. Sgt John M. Stryker is a battle hardened Marine who's job it is to prepare his new charges for the realities of war. With no care for making friends, Stryker does what ever it takes to make these men tough and ready for the Pacific conflicts to come. Sands Of Iwo Jima is unashamedly proud in its jingoistic fervour, and rightly so. Iwo Jima, and the now immortal portrait of weary American soldiers hoisting the flag atop Mt. Suribachi, has become a bastion of bravery, a beacon of triumph if you will. So it's no surprise to find Allan Dwan's...