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16 November 1978 (USA)
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This miniseries presents a cross-section of life in Pearl Harbor leading up to the Japanese attack and its immediate aftermath...
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(2 articles)
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Dennis Weaver: 1924-2006
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(From Fangoria. 9 January 2009, 3:46 PM, PST)
Dennis Weaver: 1924-2006
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Like watching a well-choreographed slow-motion collision!
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Cast
(Series Cast [59]) | Angie Dickinson | ... | Midge Forrest (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Dennis Weaver | ... | Col. Jason Forrest (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Robert Wagner | ... | Capt. Cal Lankford (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Lesley Ann Warren | ... | Dr. Carol Lang (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Tiana Alexandra | ... | Holly Nagata (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Gregg Henry | ... | Lt. (j.g.) Doug North (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Katherine Helmond | ... | Mrs. Sally Colton, Madam (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Adam Arkin | ... | Pvt. Billy Zylowski (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Brian Dennehy | ... | Sgt. Otto Chain (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Max Gail | ... | 1st Sgt. Walder (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Char Fontane | ... | Shirley (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Audra Lindley | ... | Lily - General's Wife (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Richard Anderson | ... | Cmdr. Michael North (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Marion Ross | ... | Ellie North (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Allan Miller | ... | Harrison (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Christian Vance | ... | Pvt. John Finger (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Mary Crosby | ... | Patricia North (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Charles Lucia | ... | Lt. Christopher (3 episodes, 1978) |
| David Elliott | ... | GMSN Cerruti (3 episodes, 1978) |
| John Fitzgibbons | ... | Looper (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Les Lannom | ... | Chief Looper (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Joseph Campanella | ... | Narrator (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Mike Miyashiro | ... | Cpl. Danny Nagata (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Seth Sakai | ... | Mr. Nagata (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Marik Yamoto | ... | Mrs. Mioko Nagata (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Elizabeth Smith | ... | Mrs. Lihuha (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Ben Cassidy | ... | The General (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Fred Stromsoe | ... | Cpl. Perkins (3 episodes, 1978) |
| John A. Lewis | ... | Donny (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Barbara Kelly | ... | Wife #1 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Molly Mannix | ... | Waitress (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Kathy Stamos | ... | Wife #2 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Kathy Lukather | ... | Wife #3 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Lawrence T. Zerkel | ... | Lieutenant (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Moe Keale | ... | Sergeant (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Don Rockwell | ... | Cpl. Stroke (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Bill Edwards | ... | Dr. Begeham (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Fred Ball | ... | FBI Man #2 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| George P. Wilbur | ... | Marine Sergeant (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Tom Howse | ... | Soldier #1 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Alan Hathaway | ... | Soldier #2 (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Russell Wiggins | ... | Soldier #3 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Tim Jefferies | ... | Pvt. Dobbs (3 episodes, 1978) |
| John Whitney | ... | The Doctor (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Valarie Ann Charles | ... | Nurse #1 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Luceno Paahao | ... | Nurse #2 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Marjorie Reynolds | ... | Nurse #3 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Tiffany Lynn | ... | Nurse #4 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Edward McDonald | ... | MP Sergeant (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Robby Weaver | ... | Corporal (3 episodes, 1978) |
 | Janice Ryan | ... | Wife #4 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Debbie Gamble | ... | Young Wife (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Mike Senedecker | ... | Clerk Sergeant (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Tom Drews | ... | Radioman (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Al Litton | ... | Surgical Team Member (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Ron Nakahara | ... | RCA Motorcyclist Messenger (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Sandy Shirai | ... | Housekeeper (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Bob Cullifer | ... | MP Sergeant #2 (3 episodes, 1978) |
| Sô Yamamura | ... | Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (2 episodes, 1978) |
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278 min
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The Japanese fleet scenes, along with much of the attack on Pearl Harbor itself, was borrowed footage from the 1970 movie, "Tora, Tora, Tora."
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Edited from Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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| Soundtrack tune | rdg-5 |
| Part is similiar to From Here to Eternity. | lrcdmnhd72 |
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The cast list alone semaphores the message that this is an EBGAC (everybody got a check) movie, the sort where all the available character actors in the waiting room got a chance to do their shtick. The script is the classic Hollywood "melodrama" diluted for commercial-interrupted TV. Stirling and Hy start out slow with cut-out characters and stock situations and then push them faster, through, past, around and beyond the actual "historical" situation that is supposed to be the excuse for this miniseries.
I don't know how many nights this thing originally ran, but I watched it on VHS in two installments. While I originally began to watch it to laugh, by the time it was over, I was thoroughly caught up. There are cartoon characterizations and a lot of odd anachronistic social comment, as well as some blatant emotional button pushing. All in all, everybody did their job well, earned their check, got another credit on their SAG CV, and by the time the final credits rolled, I felt that my time was not wasted.