The story of the battle of midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. Charlton heston, toshiro mifune, robert mitchum and henry fonda are among the familiar faces depicting the american and japanese forces in a naval battle that became the turning point of the pacific war. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the pacific theatre of world war ii. The battle of midway 1942 wwii documentary youtube. On film, the battle of midway is lost the new york times.
Cast member henry fonda admiral nimitz had been one of the narrators of the 1942 john ford documentary the battle of midway, some footage from which was used in the 1976 film. The 1976 version featured henry fonda, who had served in the. The 1976 midway looked a lot like world war ii movies from the 1950s and 1960s, starring charlton heston, henry fonda, james coburn. With ed skrein, patrick wilson, woody harrelson, luke evans. The climatic scene of the dive bombers pounding the japanese carriers into wrecks still gives me goosebumps thirtyfive years later, as does the horror of watching a.
Director john ford captures combat footage of the battle of midway. A sprawling war film, midway stars nearly every actor who wasnt in a bridge too far. The battle of midway 1942 wwii documentary ww documentaries. Key battles of the pacific theatre battles won and lost. Download midway 1976 1080p brrip x264 yify torrent 37x.
Learn more about this statesponsored film in the docuseries five came back. Midway, released in the united kingdom as battle of midway, is a 1976 american technicolor war film directed by jack smight and produced by walter mirisch. Midway 1976 tt0074899 this war drama depicts the u. The film chronicles the battle of midway, a turning point in world war ii in the pacific. Neon genesis evangelion the end of evangelion 1997 1080p x265 hevc 10bit bluray dual audio aac 5. Compare 1976 midway movie liveaction scenes to 2019 midway movie cgi scenes. The climatic scene of the dive bombers pounding the japanese carriers into wrecks still gives me goosebumps thirtyfive years later, as does the horror of watching a young fighter pilot nearly burn to death in his.
Battle of midway 1976 movie original official theatrical. The battle of midway 0 hours and 18 minutes movie on june 46, 1942, a large japanese force attempted to capture midway island in the north pacific, but was defeated by u. With charlton heston, henry fonda, james coburn, glenn ford. I first saw this movie as a twopart nbc movie of the week when i was ten years old and instantly developed a passion for the battle of midway and wwii military history in general. Midway 1976 henry fonda1080ph264ac 3 dolbydigital5.
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