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Letters from Iwo Jima [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures present a Malpaso/Amblin Entertainment production ; produced by Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Steven Spielberg ; story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis ; screenplay by Iris Yamashita ; directed by Clint Eastwood / DVD

Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Added Author). Haggis, Paul. (Added Author). Ihara, Tsuyoshi. (Added Author). Kuribayashi, Tadamichi, 1890-1890 or 1891-1945. "Gyokusai Sōshikikan" no etegami. English. (Added Author). Lorenz, Robert. (Added Author). Nakamura, Shidō. (Added Author). Ninomiya, Kazunari. (Added Author). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Watanabe, Ken, 1959- (Added Author). Yamashita, Iris. (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006) (Added Author). Malpaso (Company) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura. (Cast).

Summary:

Chronicles one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, focusing on the men who protected their homeland, both officers and enlisted personnel who find strength and courage, and witness unimaginable horror.

Record details

ISBN: 1419869906
ISBN: 9781419869907
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book "Pictures letters from the Commander in Chief" by Tadamichi Kuribayashi. DVD 1421. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editors, Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach ; music, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens ; costume designer, Deborah Hopper ; production designers, Henry Bumstead, James J. Murakami.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shido Nakamura.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for graphic war violence.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby Digital; Japanese 5.1 surround, dual-layer.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned. In Japanese with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 2007: Oscar - Best Achievement in Sound Editing (Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman). Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Golden Globe - Best Foreign language Film.