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18 June 1976 (USA) moreTagline:
The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in U.S. history. morePlot:
A dramatization of the battle that turned out to be the turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies (From Screen Rant. 11 November 2008, 12:27 PM, PST)
Edward Albert Dies
(From WENN. 28 September 2006)
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It's overall what counts moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlton Heston | ... | Captain Matt Garth | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Admiral Chester W. Nimitz | |
| James Coburn | ... | Captain Vinton Maddox | |
| Glenn Ford | ... | Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Commander Joseph Rochefort | |
| Toshirô Mifune | ... | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (as Toshiro Mifune) | |
| Robert Mitchum | ... | Admiral William F. Halsey | |
| Cliff Robertson | ... | Commander Carl Jessop | |
| Robert Wagner | ... | Lieutenant Commander Ernest L. Blake | |
| Robert Webber | ... | Rear Admiral Frank J. 'Jack' Fletcher | |
| Ed Nelson | ... | Admiral Harry Pearson | |
| James Shigeta | ... | Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo | |
| Christina Kokubo | ... | Haruko Sakura | |
| Monte Markham | ... | Commander Max Leslie | |
| Biff McGuire | ... | Captain Miles Browning |
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Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)The Battle of Midway (USA) (video title)
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132 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Sensurround (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:16 (1977) | USA:PG | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12Fun Stuff
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This was the second film to be presented in "Sensurround", a special low-frequency bass speaker setup consisting of four huge speakers loaned by distributors to select theatres showing the film. This system was employed only during certain sequences of the film, and was so powerful that it actually cracked plaster at some movie theaters. "Sensurround" was employed in only three other films released by Universal: Earthquake (1974), Rollercoaster (1977), and the theatrical release of Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV). moreGoofs:
Factual errors: At one point Admiral Nimitz says, "It's times like these I miss the flatlands." Nimitz was born and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas, in a part of the state known as the Texas Hill Country. According to his US Navy biography, Nimitz left high school in 1905 to enter the Naval Academy. Annapolils was probably the first time in his life that the future Fleet Admiral saw anything resembling "flat lands." moreQuotes:
Miss Haruko Sakura: Damn it, I'm an American! What makes us different from German-Americans or Italian-Americans?Captain Garth: Pearl Harbor... I guess.
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This was one of my favorite movies when I was growing up and building models of land, sea, and air craft of the WWII period. Of course we all could have done without the romantic interest, but what counts is the overall telling of the story accurately (even if that includes sideline dramatizations etc.). In a nutshell Midway was a gamble and even though we knew where they'd be, we still took it on the chin with the loss of most of the aircraft and the Yorktown (which left only 2 effective carriers in the pacific and 1 in drydock). In the end we were lucky enough to be able to inflict sufficiently more damage on them than they did on us. This is the story that is told so well. It doesn't matter that the special effects were less than stellar (e.g., view of the fleet from the sealevel - obvious miniatures) or that they showed Essex class carriers which did not yet exist getting hit by kamikaze. The film is true in its depictions of gambles, gaffs, and good fortune which in the end allowed us to be victorious and end Japanese expansion. So quit knocking it and enjoy it for what it is!