EMBED. ... this U.S. Office of War Information documentary tells the story of the brutal 36-day battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima near the Japanese mainland. WWII – To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945) $ 2.99 – $ 10.49 Plot: Documentary depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan. Media in category "To the Shores of Iwo Jima" The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. To the Shores of Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima had not been a mayor Japanese station and until the summer of 1944 would have been easy for the Allies to take. [Milton Sperling; United States. ; Mill Creek Entertainment. Four cameramen died bringing this footage to the public 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. To The Shores of Iwo Jima Movies Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The battle scenes are quite remarkable and are shown in vivid color but there's also several violent moments where we see dead Americans and their mutated bodies. To the shores of Iwo Jima. Navy Department. An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, this Technicolor production unfold with graphic energy the nearly month long battle for Iwo Jima, a volcanic island lying 700 miles southeast of Japan, in which 20,000 Japanese and nearly 7000 American fighting men were killed. Impressive colour film from 1945 covering the American Iwo Jima campaign. With Harlon Block, John H. Bradley, Rene A. Gagnon, Ira H. Hayes. An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, this 20 minute Technicolor production unfolds with graphic energy the nearly month long battle for Iwo Jima, a volcanic island lying 700 miles southeast of Japan, in which 20000 Japanese and nearly 7000 American fighting men were killed, a struggle eternalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising a … To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945) *** (out of 4) According to the IMDb, four men were killed and ten others were wounded while making this documentary, which shows actual footage of the Iwo Jima battle. To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945) *** (out of 4) According to the IMDb, four men were killed and ten others were wounded while making this documentary, which shows actual footage of the Iwo Jima battle. However as the war progressed at the expense of the Japanese, it became clear to the Japanese that the Allies would soon be pressing their homeland. The battle scenes are quite remarkable and are shown in vivid color but there's also several violent moments where we see dead Americans and their mutated bodies. To the Shores of Iwo Jima (41) 6.5 41min 1945 PG. Includes remarkably intimate footage of the landings. To the Shores of Iwo Jima. Documentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan. Get this from a library! Look out for the impressive views of Mount Suribachi, the great hulking mountain that dominates the island, and concealed the intricate Japanese defensive system.