The Battle of Midway
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.
From the archive
Academy Award winning documentary on the pivotal naval battle of the war in the Pacific. Filmed while the attack on Midway Island was underway, standout director John Ford was actually injured during filming. More info on the film is available on its IMDB page. This version was produced from a video copy of a fair film transfer at the National Archives. NAIL: 80-MN-1433 ARC: 12870
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- Director
- John Ford
- Starring
- Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, Donald Crisp, Irving Pichel
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