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The Outsider (1961)

1h 48m

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December 27, 1961
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The Outsider (1961)

Name: The Outsider
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1961-12-27

1h 48m

Running Time

December 27, 1961
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Release Date
December 27, 1961

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 48m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Drama War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

world war ii

based on a true story

native american

u.s. marine

iwo jima

pacific theater

Wiki.

The Outsider is a 1961 biopic film about Ira Hayes, a Native American who fought in World War II in the United States Marine Corps and was one of the Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima. The film stars Tony Curtis as Hayes. It was directed by Delbert Mann.

Jim Sorenson, a Marine depicted as Hayes's best friend, is a fictional composite of other men who raised the flag. The movie was adapted from an article by William Bradford Huie about Hayes.