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Midway

Midway

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

1976•2h 12m•6.6/10
ActionDramaHistoryWar

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6.6/10(314)

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.

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Production

The Mirisch Company, Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Capt. Matthew Garth

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Adm. Chester W. Nimitz

James Coburn

James Coburn

Capt. Vinton Maddox

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Cmdr. Jessop

Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner

Lt.Cmdr. Blake

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Admiral Jack Fletcher

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

Pat Morita

Pat Morita

Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

Admiral Harry Pearson

Christopher George

Christopher George

Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky

Erik Estrada

Erik Estrada

Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard

Robert Ito

Robert Ito

Cmdr. Minoru Genda

Christina Kokubo

Christina Kokubo

Haruko Sakura

Susan Sullivan

Susan Sullivan

Ann (TV Version)

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