Top billed cast

1. 

   Charlton Heston

   Capt. Matthew Garth

2. 

   Henry Fonda

   Adm. Chester W. Nimitz

3. 

   James Coburn

   Capt. Vinton Maddox

4. 

   Glenn Ford

   Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

5. 

   Hal Holbrook

   Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

6. 

   Robert Mitchum

   Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

7. 

   Toshirō Mifune

   Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

8. 

   Cliff Robertson

   Cmdr. Jessop

9. 

   Robert Wagner

   Lt.Cmdr. Blake

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2016-01-12

They sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans.

A critical part of WWII gets the big epic cinematic treatment, with all star casting and lots of noise. Though purporting to be exactly how things were during this particular battle, a pinch of salt is also needed. Much of the film is taken up with laying foundations for the air-sea engagement of the title, political posturing and military machinations are joined by needless sub-plots. The dialogue is often cheese laden, some characterisations equally so, while the splicing of real life footage and other war movie moments start to de...read the rest

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6. The Guns of Navarone73%
7. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada68%
8. Pearl Harbor69%
9. Operation Pacific61%
10. The Lost Battalion68%
11. The Caine Mutiny72%
12. A Bridge Too Far72%
13. The Monuments Men60%
14. Britannic67%
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,000,000.00

Revenue
$100,000,000.00

Keywords

• world war ii
• u.s. navy
• based on true story
• battle of midway
• pacific war
• soldier
• american
• pacific theater
• sea battle
• naval warfare
• 1940s
• naval battle
• dramatic
• suspenseful