A joke is made and repeated about having to hand in "masturbation papers". There is some sexually-derived language, but it is extremely brief.

The movie is a mix of black and white and color but the battle sequences are mainly black as white so the blood is a dark color.

The movie is fairly violent, but only in a few scenes. There is a scene where the soldiers stumble apon japanese soldiers who have committed suicide. Their bodies are disfigured and extremely bloody. When the soldiers are shot, there is normally a spurt of blood. The violence in this movie is fairly graphic.

Multiple uses of God..D and Jesus...C.

12 uses of the 'f' word. Brief sexually-derived language, as well as milder obscenities ("Son of a b*****", "s****", "d***", etc.) Brief use of some racial slurs (derogatorily towards Indians) .

Smoking is evident throughout the entire film, along with some alcohol consumption.

One character drinks heavily throughout the film, and is seen vomiting and drunk for portions of time. Alcohol is featured prominently throughout the course of the film, and many characters smoke throughout the movie.

The scenes on Iwo-Jima are harrowing, intense,and violent, and may be very disturbing to veterans who fought there.