John Wayne earned a 1949 Best Actor Academy Award nomination for one of his most iconic roles, as the battle-hardened leader of a squad of recruits, in Allan Dwan's SANDS OF IWO JIMA. Haunted by ...

Despite starring in over 100 movies, John Wayne was only nominated for an Academy Award three times - and only walked home ...

and directing others like Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) and American Sniper (2014). Often, his acting and directing work has overlapped, and these overlaps are some of the most memorable titles of ...

As the Americans approach, the Japanese defenders dig deep into the volcanic earth of Iwo Jima. Some want to be heroes, others just want to see their wives.

In 2006, Eastwood directed two films about World War II's Battle of Iwo Jima. The first, Flags of Our Fathers, focused on the men who raised the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi and ...

In 2006, Eastwood directed two films about World War II's Battle of Iwo Jima. The first, Flags of Our Fathers, focused on the men who raised the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi and ...

Seventy-five years after Kunizo Iwai fell in the Battle of Iwo Jima, his son, Kentaro, wants to finally bring his father home. Kunizo Iwai is one of the more than 10,000 Imperial Japanese Army ...

As the Americans approach, the Japanese defenders dig deep into the volcanic earth of Iwo Jima. Some want to be heroes, ...

He compares the portrayals of the Battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of ... rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows. He looks at the bombing raids in "Masters ...

Best Director nominee Clint Eastwood's charged companion piece to his "Flags of Our Fathers" is a poignant and impressive deconstruction of the World War II battle from the perspective of the ...