The Outsider

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.

Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

as Ira Hamilton Hayes

James Franciscus

James Franciscus

as Pvt. James B. Sorenson

Gregory Walcott

Gregory Walcott

as Sgt. Kiley

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

as Gen. Bridges

Vivian Nathan

Vivian Nathan

as Nancy Hayes

Jeffrey Silver

Jeffrey Silver

as McGruder

Edmund Hashim

Edmund Hashim

as Jay Morago

Paul Comi

Paul Comi

as Sgt. Boyle

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

as Noomie

Wayne Heffley

Wayne Heffley

as Cpl. Johnson

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I never found Tony Curtis to be terribly versatile but he did have charisma, and that comes to his rescue here in what might be his best on-screen performance without the benefit of a comedy foil. Here he is "Ira Hayes" - a Native American who determines to join the US Marine Corps. Initially, he fa...

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