Sands of Iwo Jima

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.

Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1950 drama romance movie directed by Allan Dwan, starring John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 12,403 votes and runs 1h 40m.