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The Battle of Midway (1942)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Ford
  • Profile picture of Henry Fonda
    Narrator (voice) Henry Fonda
  • Profile picture of Jane Darwell
    Narrator (voice) Jane Darwell
  • Profile picture of Donald Crisp
    Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Donald Crisp
  • Profile picture of Irving Pichel
    Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Irving Pichel

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  • battle of midway
  • pacific war
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