Flags Of Our Fathers (2006) 7/10

Starring : Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Barry Pepper
Director : Clint Eastwood
Running Time : 132 mins

Six soldiers find themselves looked upon as the symbol of American victory in World War II when their picture appears in all the newspapers hoisting a flag at the apparent climax of The Battle Of Iwo Jima, but the truth of the situation haunts the three surviving men who are forced by the American government to tell a slightly inaccurate version of events to inspire the public to buy war bonds.

Despite being overly long and having some not particularly strong performances, this is quite a nice little movie from Clint Eastwood. The point of the movie is driven home over and over again, and it's nice that the soldiers involved in the campaign to encourage the public to buy war bonds seemed to be reluctant, although how close that is to the truth is anyone's guess.

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