

Sands of Iwo Jima
A great human story... makes a mighty motion picture!
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $7.8M
- Language
- English
- world war ii
- marine corps
- marine
- sergeant
- u.s. marine
- iwo jima
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSan Francisco, California14 Dec 1949
- PremiereLos Angeles, California28 Dec 1949
- Theatrical1 Mar 1950
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG20 Nov 1950
BrazilBR
- Theatricale 101 Jan 1950
FranceFR
- TVTPCiné+ Classic25 Oct 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical123 Jun 1952
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG3 Nov 1950
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG1219 Jun 1952
NetherlandsNL
- Physical6DVD3 Jun 2004
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Sands of Iwo Jima was released on 1 January 1950.
Audience reviews
2- J8/10
John Chard
5/21/2015
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid. Sgt John M. Stryker is a battle hardened Marine who's job it is to prepare his new charges for the realities of war. With no care for making friends, Stryker does what ever it takes to make these men tough and ready for the Pacific conflicts to come. Sands Of Iwo Jima is unashamedly proud in its jingoistic fervour, and rightly so. Iwo Jima, and the now immortal…
- W6/10
Wuchak
5/27/2026
**_Wayne leads a squad of men to fight the battles of Tarawa and Iwo Jima_** This was filmed just 4½ years after the actual events of Iwo Jima. John Wayne was 42 years-old during shooting, a decade past his breakout with “Stagecoach,” and still lean. While the flick is hampered by the B&W photography and expected quaint elements, plus it lacks the extreme gore of more modern war movies like “The Thin Red Line” and…
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