To the Shores of Iwo Jima

To The Shores of Iwo Jima
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Produced by	Milton Sperling United States Marine Corps
Edited by	Rex Steele
Release dates	1945
Language	English

To the Shores of Iwo Jima is a 1945 Kodachrome color short war film produced by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. It documents the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was the first time that American audiences saw in color the footage of the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima.

Overview

The film follows the servicemen through the battle in rough chronological order, from the bombardment of the island by warships and carrier-based airplanes to the final breakdown of resistance. Although it shows the taking of Mount Suribachi, it then switches to the footage of the second flag raising.

The film ends by acknowledging the 4,000 who had died in the month-long battle, and tells the audience that their deaths were not in vain, showing a bomber aircraft taking off from the island for a mission over Japan.

Production notes

Four cameramen, including Bill Genaust, who shot the flag raising sequence, died bringing this footage to the public. Ten were wounded.

Award nominations

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Film

File:To the Shores of Iwo Jima.ogv

See also

• List of Allied Propaganda Films of World War 2
• List of films in the public domain

External links

• To The Shores Of Iwo Jima on YouTube
• To the Shores of Iwo Jima at IMDb
• To the Shores of Iwo Jima is available for free download at the Internet Archive