Day of Infamy (2001) (V)

Genre:

Documentary | Short | War

Plot:

Naval historians discuss in detail the events leading up to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |

Plot Keywords:

Pearl Harbor | Japan | WWII | Archive Footage | Military

Cast

Robert J. Cressman	...	Himself - Historian, Naval Historical Center
Jack Green	...	Himself - Curator, Naval Historical Center
Joseph Grew	...	Himself (US ambassador to Japan) (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cordell Hull	...	Himself (with Kurusu and Nomura) (archive footage)
Husband E. Kimmel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Saburo Kurusu	...	Himself (with Hull) (archive footage)
Kichisaburo Nomura	...	Himself (with Hull) (archive footage)
Randy Papadopoulos	...	Himself - Historian, Naval Historical Center
Sam Rayburn	...	Himself (in Congress behind FDR) (archive footage)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt	...	Himself (Address to Congress, December 8 1941) (archive footage)
Walter C. Short	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul Stillwell	...	Himself - Director, History Division, US Naval Institute
Isoroku Yamamoto	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

20 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Movie Connections:

Features Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Excellent review of the history behind Pearl Harbor...

In this documentary short, packaged on the Special Edition DVD of "Tora! Tora! Tora!", military historians relate the events and reasons leading up to Japan's surprise attack on December 7 1941. They also describe the damage to various ships in the harbor, and the enduring influence of the attack on America's resolve to fight for total victory. The "revisionist" historical/conspiracy position (that Roosevelt knew of the attack beforehand and kept silent in order to drag America into World War II), is brought up and then convincingly (in my opinion) debunked. I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary and recommend it as a worthwhile complement to the "Tora! Tora! Tora!" film.