“The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!”
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.
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Cast & Crew
Charlton Heston
Capt. Matthew Garth
Henry Fonda
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
James Coburn
Capt. Vinton Maddox
Glenn Ford
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Robert Mitchum
Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Toshirō Mifune
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Cliff Robertson
Cmdr. Jessop
Robert Wagner
Lt.Cmdr. Blake
Robert Webber
Admiral Jack Fletcher
James Shigeta
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
Pat Morita
Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
John Fujioka
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Ed Nelson
Admiral Harry Pearson
Christopher George
Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky
Erik Estrada
Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos
Tom Selleck
Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard
Robert Ito
Cmdr. Minoru Genda
Christina Kokubo
Haruko Sakura
Susan Sullivan
Ann (TV Version)
Larry Pennell
Captain Cyril Simard
Monte Markham
Commander Max Leslie
Biff McGuire
Captain Miles Browning
Kevin Dobson
Ensign George Gay
Story & Production Details
Reviews & Thoughts
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
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