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Midway

6.6/10
TMDB345 votes
1976Original: English132 min

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.

Genres: Action, Drama, History, War
Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook

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About Midway

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

Midway (1976) is a film in the action, drama, history, war genres. Directed by Jack Smight. The cast includes Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford.

Released
1976-06-18
Original language
English
Runtime
132 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
The Mirisch Company, Universal Pictures
Directors
Jack Smight
Writers
Donald S. Sanford

Midway cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.6/10 from 345 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

John Chard

TMDB member review

They sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans. A critical part of WWII gets the big epic cinematic treatment, with all star casting and lots of noise. Though purporting to be exactly how things were during this particular battle, a pinch of salt is also needed. Much of the film is taken up with laying foundations for the air-sea engagement of the title, political posturing and military machinations are…

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They sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans. A critical part of WWII gets the big epic cinematic treatment, with all star casting and lots of noise. Though purporting to be exactly how things were during this particular battle, a pinch of salt is also needed. Much of the film is taken up with laying foundations for the air-sea engagement of the title, political posturing and military machinations are joined by needless sub-plots. The dialogue is often cheese laden, some characterisations equally so, while the splicing of real life footage and other war movie moments start to detract. However, the last third of film is thrilling and worth waiting for, a whirl of battle action as the Pacific conflict comes vividly to life both visually and aurally. 6.5/10

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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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Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Robert Mitchum. See the cast cards above for character names.

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