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Sands of Iwo Jima

John Wayne (Actor), John Agar (Actor), Allan Dwan (Director) Format: DVD

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Actors: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, Wally Cassell
Directors: Allan Dwan
Writers: Harry Brown, James Edward Grant
Producers: Edmund Grainger
Format: NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles: French
Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Run Time: 100 minutes
Average Customer Review: 272 customer reviews
ASIN: B00004VY48

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Excellent movie suffers from audio problems in its blu ray transfer

ByAnderson J. Vitouson March 30, 2015

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

Five stars of course for the movie itself, one of the canonical WWII movies out there. This review is primarily about the Blu Ray transfer, which yielded decent video quality, considering how old the film masters would be, but terrible audio, which is mono only, and could not be decoded by my consumer-grade Samsung 2010-era Blu Ray player. A recently acquired higher-end Oppo player does decode the mono audio track, but the signal is of limited usability except to play 'as-is' (strictly mono thru center channel of my 5.1 layout). This blu ray disc could certainly have used some audio post-processing to deliver a much better audio experience to a wider variety of players. Fair warning to others looking to add this to their collection.

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Blu-Ray looks more like a DVD than Blu-Ray, But still a good movie.

ByJoeon January 16, 2017

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

Although a great movie, this Blu-Ray transfer leaves a lot to be desired. It's not a bad transfer, just not anything better than good. It's hard to believe it was a transfer from original film elements, because the resolution, clarity and sharpness seem more on par with DVD quality rather than Blu-Ray. One thing that makes a good Blu-ray noticeable is how the fabric of shirts and dresses appears in close-ups and closer shots. Blu-Ray transfers allow us to see the makeup of the fabric. You can nearly see the thread count. But DVD quality won't show this. This transfer gives the impression of being a DVD quality transfer that was put on a Blu-Ray. Disappointing in that respect, but the movie itself, regardless of being an inferior transfer, is still a great movie.

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One of the best WWll movies of all time!

ByBrian Lee Harton July 21, 2014

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1949, with a childhood friend, was the first time I saw this movie. I was 10 years old and idolized John Wayne. He portrayed a tough Marine "Sargent Stryker". I enjoyed watchimg it again when I just purchaced this DVD on Amazon over 60 years later. The only differance was, I am 75 now. I enjoyed seeing it as much as I did, way back when I was a kid.

I won't get into the plot of this flick, but, You will enjoy this WWII saga as much as I did, then and now. My advice is to get it, you will not be sorry you did.

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As World War II movies go, this is a very good one...

Bybook loveron August 24, 2017

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(4.5 stars) Good cast, good action, good story. Of course, it's also propaganda to a degree. But still, as movies of this type go, this is a very good one. Just two things (not really spoilers, but you've been warned): 1) In the fight between John Wayne and Forrest Tucker, Wayne's first punch sounds before he actually strikes Tucker; 2) Wayne meets a lady in a night spot and goes back to her place. When she leaves for a couple of minutes to get more liquor, he hears a noise in another room and opens the door. There's a baby boy in crib. So the mother was out and left the kid home alone for who knows how long. I just thought that was odd. But otherwise, this was a generally solid movie.

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The Duke at his Hawkish Best

ByMark W. Johnsonon August 11, 2015

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I believe this is the classic World War II Marine Corps story; John Wayne at his hawkish best. After watching this movie over and over for 50 odd years, it remains the iconic Marine Corps story of WWII. Maybe the Duke was at his best as he tried to live down his failure to serve in the military during the war. At any rate, I'll continue to believe it is one of the best war movies ever made.

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Saddle Up! Great DVD War Adventure

ByCritic's Corneron November 28, 2014

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Great movie with authentic action and some at-the-time war film mixed into real action invasion forces. With the cooperation of the USMC, this film won awards in 1950 and was a boost to the good name and appearance of not only John Wayne but also the USMC.

The video was clear, excellent black & white contrast. The special “making of” feature was with Leonard Malton with interviews with John Wayne’s son, John Agar and others.

It was interesting seeing what the think was at the time regarding the Marines and the war effort at Iwo Jima. Forrest Tucker was especially good as Thomas, a foil against Stryker (Wayne), and John Agar’s character, trying to live up to his father’s fame as a Marine but would rather not.

The death scenes were heart-tugging and authentic. The Japanese were portrayed as pretty evil and heartless, which is what I would expect from a film made only a few years after World War II.

The sideways romance with Agar’s character was played up but was not really a vital part of the film. Wayne’s performance was flawless.

Critics on Amazon seem hard on Wayne for not being in the military which is quite unfair and they should really get their facts straight. In the film, Wayne’s son says his father was a great supporter. The USMC actually reviewed the film and made suggestions for its production, and even provided Camp Pendelton for the invasion scenes.
Recommended.

PS: If you were ever a fan of F-Troop, it is interesting to note Forrest Tucker later becoming a TV comedian. And if you were a fan of the police show Adam 12, a very young Martin Milner makes an appearance.