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Midway

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

6.6 / 10

132 minutes

1976-06-18

English

US

Actors :

Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Robert Mitchum, Toshirō Mifune, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner, Robert Webber, James Shigeta, Pat Morita, John Fujioka, Ed Nelson, Christopher George

Description

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.

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

5/16/2024, 3:22:12 PM

They sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans. A critical part of WWII gets the big epic cinematic treatment, with all star casting and lots of noise. Though purporting to be exactly how things were during this particular battle, a pinch of salt is also needed. Much of the film is taken up with laying foundations for the air-sea engagement of the title, political posturing and milita...