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December 7th

December 7th

1943•32m•5.8/10
HistoryWarActionDocumentary

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5.8/10(26)

"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.

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Production

Navy Department, U.S. War Department

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Mr. 'C'

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

World War I Ghost Soldier

George O'Brien

George O'Brien

Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

James Kevin McGuinness

James Kevin McGuinness

Narrator (voice)

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Shinto Priest (uncredited)

Addie Allen

Self (uncredited)

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Reporter (uncredited)

James Conaty

Wounded Officer (uncredited)

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

James E. Kelley

Self (uncredited)

Mrs. James E. Kelley

Self (uncredited)

Mrs. William J. Leight

Self (uncredited)

William J. Leight

Self (uncredited)

'Ducky' Louie

'Ducky' Louie

Hawaiian Boy (uncredited)

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

Pvt. Joseph L. Lockhart (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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