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The Outsider (1961)

“His most electrifying role!”
★ 6.511 votes ⏱ 1 h 48 min Rating NR

Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.

The Outsider is a 1961 movie. Genres: War, Drama. Directed by Delbert Mann. Main cast: Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett, Vivian Nathan. Runtime: 108 minutes. Its average rating is 6.5 out of 10, from 11 votes.

Release dateDecember 27, 1961
Runtime1 h 48 min
DirectorDelbert Mann
ScreenplayStewart Stern, William Bradford Huie
Original languageEN

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Based on true storyIwo jimaNative americanPacific theaterU.s. marineWorld war ii

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