Sands of Iwo Jima [videorecording] / Republic Pictures ; directed by Allan Dwan ; screenplay by Harry Brown and James Edward Grant ; produced by Merian C. Cooper.
Material type:
FilmSeries: John Wayne collectionPublication details: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Entertainment, Inc. : Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment, c2000.Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0782010040
- Making of Sands of Iwo Jima.
- Story, Harry Brown; camera, Reggie Lanning; editor, Richard L. Van Enger; music, Victor Young.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Sands of | Available | 33111003774052 | ||||
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Sands of | Available | 33111006200352 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A tough marine sergeant trains a squad of rebellious recruits in New Zealand in 1943. Later they are responsible for the capture of Iwo Jima from the Japanese, one of the most difficult campaigns in the Pacific.
Also contains the documentary, "The making of Sands of Iwo Jima."
Videodisc release of a 1949 motion picture.
Story, Harry Brown; camera, Reggie Lanning; editor, Richard L. Van Enger; music, Victor Young.
John Wayne (Sgt. Stryker), John Agar (Pfc. Conway), Adele Mara (Allison Bromley), Forrest Tucker (Corp. Thomas).
Stryker (Wayne), a hard-nosed Marine sergeant prepares a company of recruits for combat in World War II's Pacific Theater. The new unit's training is soon put to the test in a full-scale battle against the Japanese on Iwo Jima. The famous flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi is depicted near the film's conclusion.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
English and Spanish language soundtracks; French and Spanish subtitles; closed captioning in English for the hearing impaired.