The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

1942•18m•5.8/10

DocumentaryWar

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5.8/10(78)

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.

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Production

United States Navy

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Narrator (voice)

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Narrator (voice)

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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