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The Outsider is a american film of genre Drama directed by Delbert Mann released in USA on 27 december 1961 with Tony Curtis
The Outsider (1961)
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Add to a movie listThe 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.
Sorenson, another marine depicted, is a fictional composite of others who raised the flag.
Synopsis
The 17-year-old Ira Hamilton Hayes has never been off the Pima reservation in Arizona when he enlists in the United States Marine Corps to serve his country in World War II.Actors
Tony Curtis
(Ira Hamilton Hayes)
James Franciscus
(Pvt. James B. Sorenson)
Gregory Walcott
(Sgt. Kiley)
Bruce Bennett
(Gen. Bridges)
Vivian Nathan
(Nancy Hayes)
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