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Midway (1976)

Midway (1976)
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An expensive war epic, Midway emulates The Longest Day and Tora! Tora! Tora! in attempting to re-create a famous World War II battle from both the American and Japanese viewpoints. The 1942 battle of Midway was the turning point of the War in the Pacific; the Japanese invasion fleet was destroyed, and America's string of humiliating defeats was finally broken. Though the battle itself was sufficiently dramatic to fill two films, Midway also has plotline involving the mixed-race relationship between Ensign Garth (Edward Albert), son of Navy Captain Matt Garth (Charlton Heston), and Haruko Sakura (Christina Kokubo), a Hawaiian girl of Japanese descent. The real-life personages depicted herein include American Admirals Nimitz (Henry Fonda), Halsey (Robert Mitchum) and Spruance (Glenn Ford), and Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (Toshiro Mifune, his voice once again dubbed by Paul Frees, whom Mifune personally selected for the job). For its original road show release, Midway was offered in the "Sensurround" process, which electronically shook and vibrated the audience's chairs during the battle sequences. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, (more)
Director(s):
Jack Smight
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Midway

An expensive war epic, Midway emulates The Longest Day and Tora! Tora! Tora! in attempting to re-create a famous World War II battle from both the American and Japanese viewpoints. The 1942 battle of Midway was the turning point of the War in the Pacific; the Japanese invasion fleet was destroyed, and America's string of humiliating defeats was finally broken. Though the battle itself was sufficiently dramatic to fill two films, Midway also has plotline involving the mixed-race relationship between Ensign Garth (Edward Albert), son of Navy Captain Matt Garth (Charlton Heston), and Haruko Sakura (Christina Kokubo), a Hawaiian girl of Japanese descent. The real-life personages depicted herein include American Admirals Nimitz (Henry Fonda), Halsey (Robert Mitchum) and Spruance (Glenn Ford), and Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (Toshiro Mifune, his voice once again dubbed by Paul Frees, whom Mifune personally selected for the job). For its original road show release, Midway was offered in the "Sensurround" process, which electronically shook and vibrated the audience's chairs during the battle sequences. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
132 mins

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Director(s):
Jack Smight
Writer(s):
Donald S. Sanford
Producer(s):
Walter Mirisch
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Suitable for Children, Adult Language, War Violence)
Categories:
War
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    Bob M.

    If you have an interest in WWII, this is a "must see." Midway was the turning point of the war. The first battle vs. the Japanese that we won.

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    Charles E.

    Midway is a WW 2 epic with lots of real war footage interlaced among the Hollywood stuff. Completely NOT politically correct. Some of the battle scenes are pretty intense as are the (real) fighter crashes so the movie probably should carry a PG-13 rating. Genuine American Navy action with an all-star cast. Rent and enjoy.

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    Amanda W.

    One of the great WWII films. This film is all the more poignant because it contains actual film footage from the battle. It is heartbreaking to watch the young men going off to fight and knowing that for many of them those were the last images taken of them. The side plot about the interracial couple is rather predictable and dated by today's standards. The star-studded cast and the realistic depiction of the battle make this one of the great WWII films, and I do recommend it strongly to anyone with an interest in the era.

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