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A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 39%, Metacritic 48/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 540 1970s action movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes39%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
338 audience votes
Key crew
- Donald S. SanfordScreenplay
- Jack SmightDirector
- 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
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Themes
world war iiu.s. navybased on true storybattle of midwaypacific warsoldieramericanpacific theatersea battlenaval warfare1940snaval battle