Iwo Jima, deserto di fuoco

Titolo originale: Sands of Iwo Jima
Regia: Allan Dwan |
Anno: 1950
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Guerra Dramma
Tag: world war ii | marine | sergeant | u.s. marine | iwo jima | marines |
Cast: John Wayne | John Agar | Adele Mara | Forrest Tucker | Wally Cassell | James Brown | Richard Webb | Arthur Franz | Julie Bishop | James Holden | Peter Coe | Richard Jaeckel | William Murphy | George Tyne | Hal Baylor | John McGuire | Martin Milner | Leonard Gumley | William Self | David M. Shoup | H.P. Crowe | Harold G. Schrier | Rene A. Gagnon | Ira H. Hayes | John H. Bradley | Conrad Binyon | David Clarke | Fred A. Datig | Bruce Edwards | Dorothy Ford | Carole Gallagher | Fred Graham | Don Haggerty | Gil Herman | William Hudson | I. Stanford Jolley | Dickie Jones | Billy Lechner | Mickey McCardle | Roger McGee | Al Murphy | Frank O'Connor | Judy Sochor | Glen Vernon | Steve Wayne | Dick Wessel | Ted White | John Whitney | Joy Windsor |

Il sergente Stryker (Wayne) è al comando di un plotone di reclute dei marines. Per i suoi modi di addestramento brutali e violenti è odiato da tutta la truppa. Stryker è un soldato che sa quanto valga un buon addestramento per affrontare una battaglia. È per questo che chiede il massimo ai suoi uomini. Questi se ne accorgeranno durante lo sbarco a Iwo Jima, dove scopriranno il lato umano del loro sergente. Classico film di guerra incentrato sulla figura del soldato tutto patria e spirito di corpo (un efficacissimo Wayne). Il film alterna alla finzione veri brani documentari dello sbarco a Iwo Jima, compresa la sequenza della bandiera.

Errori

As the men prepare for the Tarawa invasion there is a scene showing them climbing down the cargo net [...] D
Sgt. Stryker is shot dead, and is lying on his back in the master. Then they cut to a reverse angle, [...] D
When looking at a map of Tarawa, one marine remarks "looks like a pork chop". Tarawa is most often d [...] D
Mary's hands change position when Stryker buys her the drink. D
The way Stryker holds the rifle when he tells Conway that he checked the records. D
Near the beginning of the movie, while Conway is talking about his Father, his helmet strap keeps sw [...] D
When the Marines are moving up the mountain along a path, a Japanese soldier pops out of hiding and [...] D
In the training scenes, set in New Zealand, a row of Eucalyptus trees are seen. These are native to [...] D
In the training montage near the beginning, troops are seen in helmet liners with M1903 rifles contr [...] D
As Stryker and his men are approaching the beach the navy ships and aircraft are still attacking the [...] D
Conway's hands change position while with Allison at the end of their first meeting. D
When they pour the coffee from helmet on the beach, the ventilation holes are visible in the helmet. D
The way Stryker holds the sawbuck changes. D
Near the beginning of the movie, while the platoon is marching and Conway is talking about his Fathe [...] D
After Sgt. Stryker dances with Choynski, he stands a little way from Choynski. The next shot shows t [...] D
The flamethrower Sherman tank that Regazzi brings forward is the later H5 model, which retained its [...] D
The raising of the flag atop Suribaci, the Pulitzer Prize version, is shown as the first flag raised [...] D
Two errors are visible when Stryker is attacked by the Japanese soldier: Stryker's positioning and a [...] D
The first battle the movie's unit participates in is Tarawa. Tarawa was assaulted by the 2nd Marine [...] D
During the second, more famous, flag-raising, the Marines are shown pausing for several seconds in t [...] D
When preparing to leave the ship for the Tarawa invasion, all Marines are show with their helmet chi [...] D
After the wedding, Private Regazzi's "C-cap" is tilted to the right. In the next (close-up) shot, it [...] D
When preparing for their first liberty, PFC Thomas (Forrest Tucker) is shown wearing corporals strip [...] D
His men address Sgt. Stryker as "Sir," e.g., "Yes, Sir!" yet only officers are addressed as such; NC [...] D
The way Mary holds the whiskey bottle changes. D
When Pfc. Thomas (Forrest Tucker) goes for more ammo and stops for coffee, the coffee is being brewe [...] D