MIDWAY (Theatrical Release USA 1976)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì

Midway—easy way to absorb history of the Battle of the Midway—has been well-done.  It utilizes the acting skills of Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Hal Holbrook, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum, and the talents of Pat Morita (The Karate Kid). It earns its watch for investment of both time and money.

Film Poster Courtesy Wikipedia

Storyline

The World War II Midway battle dramatized.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Jack Smight for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Walter Mirisch for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Captain Matt Garth (Charlton Heston), Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (Henry Fonda), Captain Vinton Maddox (James Coburn), Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Glenn Ford), Commander Joseph Rochefort (Hal Holbrook), Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (Toshirô Mifune), Admiral William F. Halsey (Robert Mitchum), Commander Carl Jessop (Cliff Robertson), Lieutenant Commander Ernest L. Blake (Robert Wagner), Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher (Robert Webber), Admiral Harry Pearrson (Ed Nelson), Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo (James Shigeta), Commander Max Leslie (Monte Markham), Haruko Sakura (Christina Kokubo), and Captain Miles Browning (Biff McGuire).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The movie serves as fair to middling entertainment fare for the war movie buff.

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