Midway
1976 · Movie · 2h 12m · PG
ActionDramaHistoryWar
"The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
39%
Metacritic
48/100
Key crew
- Jack SmightDirector
- Donald S. SanfordScreenplay
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
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
- James ShigetaVice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
- Pat MoritaRear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
Stills
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Themes
world war iiu.s. navybased on true storybattle of midwaypacific warsoldieramericanpacific theatersea battlenaval warfare1940snaval battle