Sands of Iwo Jima

1950 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 11,777 VOTES · DIR. Allan Dwan

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 901 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:51 This is the story of a squad of marines, a rifle squad.
00:04:48 You gotta learn right and fast.
00:08:55 - For that, you sleep with your rifle. - It was an accident.
00:12:09 This thing hurts. It ain't funny. No dame's going to come near a mouth like this.
00:15:14 - Ready? - Just a minute.
00:19:27 - Hello, Allison. - Hello, Pete.
00:23:27 Did I tell you about the guy on a train and the funniest thing happened...
00:27:10 - He told me. - What did he say?
00:31:11 - Kissing the bride's a great invention. - Sure makes me homesick.
00:34:56 We'll get word.
00:41:30 I got hit!
00:49:36 Let's go!
00:54:36 Joyce and Stryker.
00:58:09 Sit here if you want. I'm getting him. The only way you'll stop me is to kill me.
01:03:26 Some replacements out here assigned to our squad.
01:06:53 - Yes, sir. - Who struck the first blow?
01:10:45 - Lonesome? - Drift.
01:16:31 Let's not get religion.
01:19:52 Throw!
01:22:49 I don't know. It's like a voice in my ear. I can't shake the feeling off.
01:29:31 It ain't Brooklyn!
01:36:26 It's Regazzi.
01:43:36 Amen.
10:00:00 and I draw Stryker!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed901
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:01:51
Final line10:00:00

Production Record

DirectorAllan Dwan
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$7,800,000
IMDb votes11,777