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| Letters From Iwo Jima |
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| Written by Joe Bodia |
| Monday, 29 December 2008 12:43 |
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Uncommon valor was a common virtue, as we discover in Letters from Iwo Jima (check out the Two-Disc Special Edition)
This film's makers hope to put the viewer into the heart of the conflict and witness possibly the greatest WWII battle ever filmed. Not to glorify war. Not to make a pro-war or an anti-war film. The filmmakers don't want to make a statement. They want to let actions speak louder than words. Clint Eastwood has said that he does "not want to make another bull!@# John Wayne film". He wants to show the real war. |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 December 2008 21:51 |
, Clint Eastwood's companion film to his acclaimed Flags of Our Fathers.
This time the story of Iwo Jima is told from the perspective of two good friends serving in the Japanese forces, who watch helplessly throughout various battles as their comrades are killed.Cast from this movie also appeared in:
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