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The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total
Henry Fonda
- Narrator
- (voice)
Jane Darwell
- Narrator
- (voice)
James Roosevelt
- Self - US Army Major
- (as Major Roosevelt)
Donald Crisp
- Main Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Irving Pichel
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Thach
- Self - Naval Aviator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector John Ford and cinematographer Joseph H. August were wounded by enemy fire while filming the battle.
- Quotes
Main Narrator: Midway Island. Not much land right enough, but it's our outpost. Your front yard.
- ConnectionsEdited into Ils ont filmé la guerre en couleur (2000)
- SoundtracksAmerica, My Country Tis of Thee
(1832) (uncredited)
Music by Lowell Mason, based on the Music by Henry Carey from "God Save the King" (1744)
Words by Samuel F. Smith
Played in the score and later sung by an offscreen chorus
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This is the real thing here-not a re-enactment
This incredible compilation of footage won an Academy Award. It was shot by a crew of war cameramen that included John Ford, who I understand actually took some of the footage himself! While watching this, remember that you generally can effectively aim either a camera or a weapon at any one time, but not both and, as a cameraman has his eye to the lense while shooting, that means that he's exposed to all of the nasty stuff flying all around him with little or no cover! That's called "grace under pressure". They got an Oscar and deserved a medal! Highly recommended.
Details
- Runtime18 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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