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Advertisement. But this "Midway" was filmed for 1976, and so cannot be as straightforward. Instead of bugle calls, blood and guts and jingoism, we get the battle as a tactical game. American and Japanese strategists push model ships around their war maps until we feel we know the Pacific as intimately as they do.
In this dramatization of the Battle of Midway during World War II, U.S. Navy Adm. Chester Nimitz (Henry Fonda) leads an outnumbered unit in the Pacific to break Japanese encryption codes. They ...
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- Jack Smight
- PG
- Charlton Heston
This film is not an action-packed war film filled with constant loud heroism and stirring speeches. It is, however, a film which gives a good overview of how the battle of 'Midway' unfolded. Fewer explosions, more dialog - almost like a documentary in its pacing and focus.
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Jun 18, 1976 · Midway: Directed by Jack Smight. With Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford. A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
- (21K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Jack Smight
- 1976-06-18
Nov 6, 2019 · THR review: 'Independence Day' director Roland Emmerich turns his attention to real war in 'Midway,' a WWII saga starring Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore, Ed Skrein and Nick Jonas.
Despite mixed reviews, particularly involving the use of stock footage and an unnecessary romance subplot, the music score by John Williams and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. were highly regarded, [by whom?] and Midway became the tenth most popular movie at the box office in 1976.
Nov 7, 2019 · With "Midway," director Roland Emmerich takes on the World War II naval battle. Old-fashioned heroism is on full display, along with stirring visuals.
