Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the book of the same name written by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the Battle of Iwo Jima. The films stars Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Paul Walker, Robert Patrick and Neal McDonough.