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Midway

Midway

The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!

19766.62h 12m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jack Smight
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Produced by Walter Mirisch
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $100.0M

Top Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Capt. Matthew Garth

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Adm. Chester W. Nimitz

James Coburn

James Coburn

Capt. Vinton Maddox

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Cmdr. Jessop

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Lt.Cmdr. Blake

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Admiral Jack Fletcher

Themes & Keywords

world war iiu.s. navybased on true storybattle of midwaypacific warsoldieramericanpacific theatersea battlenaval warfare1940snaval battledramaticsuspenseful

About Midway

Midway is a action, drama, history, war film released in 1976 exploring themes of world war ii, u.s. navy, based on true story, battle of midway, pacific war, soldier. Directed by Jack Smight, it stars Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn. 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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