The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!
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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Earnest, grave, epic and resolved.
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- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Charlton HestonCapt. Matthew Garth
- Henry FondaAdm. Chester W. Nimitz
- James CoburnCapt. Vinton Maddox
- Glenn FordRear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
- Hal HolbrookCmdr. Joseph Rochefort
- Robert MitchumVice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
- Toshirō MifuneAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- Cliff RobertsonCmdr. Jessop
- Robert WagnerLt.Cmdr. Blake
- Robert WebberAdmiral Jack Fletcher
Crew
- Jack SmightDirector
- Donald S. SanfordScreenplay
- Harry Stradling Jr.Director of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Robert SwinkEditor
- Frank J. UriosteEditor
- Walter MirischProducer
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