Flags of Our Fathers (Widescreen) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Clint Eastwood's early-21st-century output has endeared him to Academy Awards voters, and he makes another bid for their attention with this tale of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Eastwood cuts back and forth between the battle that led to the flag being firmly planted in enemy soil, and the tour undertaken by three of the flag-planting Marines (played by Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, and Adam Beach) in the aftermath of World War II. The re-creation of Iwo Jima features impressive APOCALYPSE NOW-style battle scenes, the air full of thick plumes of smoke, zinging bullets, and pounding explosions. But the most interesting part of the movie comes as the three men are paraded in front of the American public, as they vacillate between embarrassment and anger at the public relations campaign they find themselves embroiled in, while also pleading with the public to help provide funds for the soldiers who are still at war. Eastwood uses a script co-written by CRASH director Paul Haggis and a source book written by James Bradley, the son of John "Doc" Bradley (played by Phillippe in the film), to tell this affecting tale. Tom Stern, who worked with Eastwood on MILLION DOLLAR BABY, employs his skills as a cinematographer once again, deftly coupling vast panoramic battle scenes with darkly contemplative moments between the touring soldiers. Fascinatingly, the director's next jaunt behind the lens was LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, which provided the Japanese perspective on this famous event.

"[H]ere, at age 76, is Clint Eastwood saying something new and vital about the war in his new film....The film works, among other things, as a gentle corrective to Steven Spielberg's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), New York Times, 10/20/2006

"Eastwood sets his film in two different worlds, cutting back and forth between the Battle of Iwo Jima, in all its shattering chaos and horror..." -- Grade: B- - Owen, Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 10/27/2006

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Eastwood's film, a fierce attack on wartime hypocrisy and profiteering, is also an indelibly moving salute to the soldiers who don't deserve to walk alone for following their own sense of duty." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 11/02/2006

5 stars out of 5 -- "A film of awesome emotional power....Eastwood handles the film' parallel storylines with astonishing confidence and technical dexterity." - Allan, Jones (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 01/01/2007

"It is a dexterous sleight of hand on Eastwood's part that he simultaneously commemorates the dignified humanity of the three servicemen while excoriating the bluster of those in command on all sides." - Ali, Jaafar (Sight and Sound Critc), Sight and Sound, 01/01/2007

Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "[A] single, stinging portrait of war..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 12/28/2006

Ranked #13 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006." - Film Comment Staff (Film Comment Critic), Film Comment, 01/01/2007

"Only Eastwood could pull off this act of artistic bravery....We agree, Clint, a picture really can make a difference." - Paul, Arthur (Film Comment Critic), Film Comment, 01/01/2007

4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he war sequences are brutally realistic and visually arresting..." - Natalie, Braine (Ultimate DVD Critic), Ultimate DVD, 03/01/2007

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Artist Name(s):	Steven Spielberg (Actor) | Neal McDonough (Actor) | Don Cheadle (Actor) | Jared Harris (Actor) | Anjelica Huston (Actor) | Jack Giarraputo (Actor) | Jamie Bell (Actor) | Don Murphy (Actor) | John Slattery (Actor) | Paul Walker (Actor) | Arne Schmidt (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | William Broyles Jr. | Dave Johannson | Yam Laranas (Actor) 史提芬 史提芬史匹堡 (Actor) | 尼爾麥多諾 (Actor) | 當卓度 (Actor) | 埃德哈?斯 傑瑞德哈里斯 (Actor) | Anjelica Huston (Actor) | Jack Giarraputo (Actor) | 占米比爾 (Actor) | Don Murphy (Actor) | John Slattery (Actor) | Paul Walker (Actor) | Arne Schmidt (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | William Broyles Jr. | Dave Johannson | Yam Laranas (Actor) 史提芬 史提芬史匹堡 (Actor) | 尼尔麦多诺 (Actor) | 当卓度 (Actor) | 埃德哈里斯 杰瑞德哈里斯 (Actor) | Anjelica Huston (Actor) | Jack Giarraputo (Actor) | 占米比尔 (Actor) | Don Murphy (Actor) | John Slattery (Actor) | Paul Walker (Actor) | Arne Schmidt (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | William Broyles Jr. | Dave Johannson | Yam Laranas (Actor) スティーブン・スピルバーグ (Actor) | Neal McDonough (Actor) | ドン・チードル (Actor) | Jared Harris (Actor) | Anjelica Huston (Actor) | Jack Giarraputo (Actor) | ジェイミー・ベル (Actor) | Ｄｏｎ Ｍｕｒｐｈｙ (Actor) | John Slattery (Actor) | Paul Walker (Actor) | Arne Schmidt (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | William Broyles Jr. | Dave Johannson | Yam Laranas (Actor) Steven Spielberg (Actor) | Neal McDonough (Actor) | Don Cheadle (Actor) | Jared Harris (Actor) | Anjelica Huston (Actor) | Jack Giarraputo (Actor) | Jamie Bell (Actor) | Don Murphy (Actor) | John Slattery (Actor) | Paul Walker (Actor) | Arne Schmidt (Actor) | Fred Ward (Actor) | William Broyles Jr. | Dave Johannson | Yam Laranas (Actor)
Director:	Anjelica Huston | Jamie Bell Anjelica Huston | 占米比爾 Anjelica Huston | 占米比尔 Anjelica Huston | ジェイミー・ベル Anjelica Huston | Jamie Bell
Producer:	John Slattery | Dave Johannson John Slattery | Dave Johannson John Slattery | Dave Johannson John Slattery | Dave Johannson John Slattery | Dave Johannson
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Release Date:	2007-02-06
UPC Code:	097361178240
Language:	English, French
Subtitles:	Spanish
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Paramount Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	100 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1014335379

Director: Clint Eastwood

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection