Movie
Midway
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1976-06-18
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Mirisch Company, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Capt. Matthew Garth
- Henry Fonda as Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
- James Coburn as Capt. Vinton Maddox
- Glenn Ford as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
- Hal Holbrook as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
- Robert Mitchum as Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
- Toshirō Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- Cliff Robertson as Cmdr. Jessop
- Robert Wagner as Lt.Cmdr. Blake
- Robert Webber as Admiral Jack Fletcher
- James Shigeta as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
- Pat Morita as Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
Crew
- Jack Smight - Director
- Donald S. Sanford - Screenplay
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