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Midway

Midway

One battle turned the tide of war.

2019•2h 18m•7.1/10
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7.1/10(3K)

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

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Production

AGC Studios, Centropolis Entertainment, Street Entertainment, Entertainment One, Starlight Culture Entertainment Group, Shanghai RuYi Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein

Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Commander Wade McClusky

Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore

Anne Best

Luke Kleintank

Luke Kleintank

Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle

Keean Johnson

Keean Johnson

Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray

Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas

Bruno Gaido

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

Darren Criss

Darren Criss

Commander Eugene Lindsey

Brandon Sklenar

Brandon Sklenar

George 'Tex' Gay

Jake Manley

Jake Manley

Willie West

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo

Nobuya Shimamoto

Nobuya Shimamoto

Captain Tomeo Kaku

Brennan Brown

Brennan Brown

Commander Joseph Rochefort

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance

Alexander Ludwig

Alexander Ludwig

Lieutenant Roy Pearce

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