Originally titled 'Midway', this World War II drama chronicles the great naval battle of Midway in the South Pacific, where the U.S. Navy won an astounding victory.
The Battle of Midway sounded its furious thunder in June 1942, just six months after the ... more
attack on Pearl Harbor. Midway interweaves the dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for t...
The US Navy Intelligence Unit had cracked Japan's secret code and American warships ... more
intercepted the Japanese naval assault force on Midway Island.The Japanese force was a formidable one, 86 warships, including 4 aircraft carriers. Four times, American aircraft attacked the Japanese ships in vain, 65 aircraft being shot down. But the 5th attack, made with 54 dive-bombers during the morning of 5th June was successful. Three of four Japanese Carriers, Akagi, Kaga and Soryu were sunk. That same afternoon the 4th Carrier, Hiryu, was destroyed, but not before her own aircraft had badly damaged the American carrier Yorktown, which was sunk by a Japanese Submarine on June 6th.The Battle of Midway was a disaster for the Japanese, losing 4 aircraft carriers, a cruiser, 352 aircraft and 2500 men where as America lost only 1 aircraft carrier, 1 destroyer, 150 aircraft and 305 men.
A ferocious battle fought between the Japanese and United States Carrier Fleets, which ... more
proved to be one of the most decisive victories and a major turning point for America in the war in the Pacific. The Japanese lost four of their powerful carriers and from that point on, no longer able to risk a major fleet versus fleet action, went on the defensive. By the time they had recovered enough to rebuild their fleet, American power had mobilized into the unstoppable force that Japan had so feared.
Production Year: 1970 - War - Director: Brian G. Hutton - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Gavin MacLeod
I bought this some years ago and was very dissapointed. Considering the potential for buildup,tension and climax in the whole Midway campaign the film is a rather poor effort compared with, for example, Tora Tora Tora!. The acting is pretty ham, and the attempt to comment on the internement issues via a Japanese girlfriend is dire. But a classic war film, a host of starsand a damn sight more historically accurate than anything more modern such as pearl harbour ...
Walls1993 04.08.2007
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Originally titled 'Midway', this World War II drama chronicles the great naval battle of Midway in the South Pacific, where the U.S. Navy won an astounding victory.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
4 FRONT VIDEO; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date
02/05/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
820 296 1
Barcode
5050582029611
Languages
Main Language
English
DVD Description
Originally titled 'Midway', this World War II drama chronicles the great naval battle of Midway in the South Pacific, where the U.S. Navy won an astounding victory.
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