Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.
Cast
Tony Curtis
Ira Hamilton Hayes
James Franciscus
Pvt. James B. Sorenson
Gregory Walcott
Sgt. Kiley
Bruce Bennett
Gen. Bridges
Vivian Nathan
Nancy Hayes
Jeffrey Silver
McGruder
Edmund Hashim
Jay Morago
Paul Comi
Sgt. Boyle
Stanley Adams
Noomie
Wayne Heffley
Cpl. Johnson
Ralph Moody
Uncle
James Beck
Tyler
Forrest Compton
John Bradley
Pete Homer
Mr. Alvarez
Mary Patton
Chairlady
Vince Edwards
George
Lynda Day George
Kim
Kathleen Mulqueen
Mrs. Carl Sorenson
Charles Stevens
Joseph Hayes
Raoul Freeman
Rally Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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