Letters From Iwo Jima

The Star Telegram noted Letters From Iwo Jima as a must watch for tonight.

Letters From Iwo Jima: Clint Eastwood's acclaimed but slow-moving film, which showed the battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese point of view (companion piece Flags of Our Fathers showed the American side), gets its basic-cable debut. Eastwood will do the introduction to the movie, which will be presented commercial-free and in Japanese with English subtitles. 7 p.m., AMC Source

Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and his men transform what was predicted to be a swift defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.

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