starring
Tony Curtis , James Franciscus
Ira Hayes , a young Pima Indian, joins the marines in World War II and becomes one of the six men who place the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945. Returning home, Hayes is expected to be a heroic symbol but is unable to cope with the hypocrisy and vulgarity involved. Tony Curtis gives one of his finest performances in this extraordinary true story of a man destroyed by an image of heroism.
Screenplay by STEWART STERN
Based on WILLIAM BRADFORD HUIE 'S book The Hero of Iwo Jima
Produced by SY BARTLETT Directed by DELBERT MANN (Blackandwhite) Films: page 18