The Outsider (1961)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Dec 27, 1961

Runtime : 1h 48m

Genre : Drama  War  

Companies : Universal International Pictures

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : world war ii, native american, based on true story, u.s. marine, iwo jima, pacific theater