Midway

6/18/19762h 12m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history! ~

Overview:

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

Director:

Jack Smight

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$4,000,000.00

Revenue:

$100,000,000.00

Key words:

world war ii
u.s. navy
battle of midway
pacific war
soldier
american
pacific theater
sea battle
naval warfare
1940s
naval battle
dramatic
suspenseful

Cast

Charlton Heston

~ as ~

Capt. Matthew Garth

Henry Fonda

~ as ~

Adm. Chester W. Nimitz

James Coburn

~ as ~

Capt. Vinton Maddox

Glenn Ford

~ as ~

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Hal Holbrook

~ as ~

Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Robert Mitchum

~ as ~

Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Toshirō Mifune

~ as ~

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Cliff Robertson

~ as ~

Cmdr. Jessop

Robert Wagner

~ as ~

Lt.Cmdr. Blake

Robert Webber

~ as ~

Admiral Jack Fletcher

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 9 year(s) ago
6.5
They sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans.

A critical part of WWII gets the big epic cinematic treatment, with all star casting and lots of noise. Though purporting to be exactly how things were during this particular battle, a pinch of salt is also needed. Much of the film is taken up with laying foundations for the air-sea engagement of the title, political posturing and military machinations are joined by needless sub-plots. The dialogue is often cheese laden, some characterisations equally so, while the splicing of real life footage and other war movie moments start to detract. However, the last third of film is thrilling and worth waiting for, a whirl of battle action as the Pacific conflict comes vividly to life both visually and aurally. 6.5/10