December 7th (1943)

"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the ... See full summary »

Directors:

John Ford, Gregg Toland

Stars:

Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews

Won 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Walter Huston	...	Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
Harry Davenport	...	Mr. 'C'
Dana Andrews	...	Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Paul Hurst	...	World War I Ghost Soldier
George O'Brien	...	Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
James Kevin McGuinness	...	Narrator (voice) (as James K. McGuiness)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Addie Allen	...	Herself
James E. Kelley	...	Himself
Mrs. James E. Kelley	...	Herself
Mrs. William J. Leight	...	Herself
William J. Leight	...	Himself
Henry L. Rosenthal	...	Himself
Mrs. Henry L. Rosenthal	...	Herself
Mrs. William H. Schick	...	Herself
William H. Schick	...	Himself

Storyline

"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese | hawaii | pearl harbor | japan | docudrama | 

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Genres:

Action | History | War

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

December 7, 1941

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Navy Department, U.S. War Department

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 82 min (restored) 20 min (war workers') 20 min (Academy Award) 34 min (original theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Ford was brought in to re-shoot some scenes, shoot new ones and re-edit the film after the Army expressed its displeasure with the results of original director Gregg Toland.

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Crazy Credits

The War and Navy Departments, producers of the movie, are credited orally by a narrator.

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Connections

Edited into Shooting War (2000)

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Soundtracks

"My Country Tis of Thee"
Music written by Henry Carey (1744)
Played as background music and sung by an unidentifed person at the graves

User Reviews

Excellent footage with an unnecessary, tacked-on, prologue

This Oscar-winning documentary features some spectacular battle footage and is generally well-done, except for the Hollywood hokum grafted onto the beginning, for who knows what reason. It's ridiculous and boring. just ignore it and watch the documentary. The documentary, sans lead-in, is recommended highly.