Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.
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Tony Curtis as Ira Hamilton Hayes
James Franciscus as Pvt. James B. Sorenson
Gregory Walcott as Sgt. Kiley
Bruce Bennett as Gen. Bridges
Vivian Nathan as Nancy Hayes
Jeffrey Silver as McGruder
Edmund Hashim as Jay Morago
Paul Comi as Sgt. Boyle
Stanley Adams as Noomie
Wayne Heffley as Cpl. Johnson
Ralph Moody as Uncle
James Beck as Tyler
Forrest Compton as John Bradley
Pete Homer as Mr. Alvarez
Mary Patton as Chairlady
Vince Edwards as George
Lynda Day George as Kim
Kathleen Mulqueen as Mrs. Carl Sorenson
Charles Stevens as Joseph Hayes
Raoul Freeman as Rally Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris as Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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