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The Battle of Midway (1942) -- The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.
The Battle of Midway (1942) -- The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   272 votes
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Director:
John Ford
Writers:
John Ford (writer) &
Dudley Nichols (writer) ...
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Release Date:
14 September 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Documentary | War more
Plot:
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. more
User Comments:
This is the real thing here-not a re-enactment more

Cast

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Donald Crisp ... Main narrator (voice)

Henry Fonda ... Narrator (dialogue) (voice)
Jane Darwell ... Narrator (dialogue) (voice)
Irving Pichel ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Roosevelt ... Himself (US Army) (as Major Roosevelt)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
18 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Midway Islands

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director John Ford was wounded by enemy fire while filming the battle. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Warner at War (2008) (TV) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
This is the real thing here-not a re-enactment, 11 October 2001
10/10

This incredible compilation of footage won an Academy Award. It was shot by a crew of war cameramen that included John Ford, who I understand actually took some of the footage himself! While watching this, remember that you generally can effectively aim either a camera or a weapon at any one time, but not both and, as a cameraman has his eye to the lense while shooting, that means that he's exposed to all of the nasty stuff flying all around him with little or no cover! That's called "grace under pressure". They got an Oscar and deserved a medal! Highly recommended.

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