The movie chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific, the Japanese invasion fleet was destroyed, and America's string of humiliating defeats was finally broken.
16 March 1949, New York City, New York, USA
14 March 1946, Burbank, California, USA
4 February 1940, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
27 July 1950, Detroit, Michigan, USA
1942, Tokyo, Japan
18 February 1912, Monterey County, California, USA
15 November 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 August 1917, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
11 January 1928, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
18 November 1942, New York City, New York, USA
27 May 1945, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
17 November 1943, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
31 August 1928, Laurel, Nebraska, USA
22 May 1932, Hawaii, USA
1 May 1916, Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Portneuf, Québec, Canada
18 May 1919, Seattle, Washington, USA
March 10, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
25 February 1931, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
26 March 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
28 June 1932, Isleton, California, USA
8 October 1919, Fresno, California, USA
3 January 1932, Austin, Texas, USA
8 January 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
21 February 1928, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
25 December 1946, Stow, Ohio, USA
22 June 1920, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 December 1934, Holualoa, Hawaii, USA
21 February 1936, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
October 07, 2004
Rather dull, although certainly elaborate enough
September 16, 2003
Charlton Heston at his restrained yet forceful best.
June 29, 2013
There are few surprises here, yet the feature remains dependably engaging and charmingly acted, helping the production hurdle a few questionable artistic choices as it attempts to resurrect history over 30 years after the fact.
March 19, 2003
has the decency to devote the majority of the film to the actual events, and not get bogged down in a fictitious, smarmy love affair.
May 04, 2012
To make an uninvolving movie out of one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War may seem a dubious challenge, but there's no denying Universal their full credit in meeting it.
November 07, 2001
If the movie drags a bit in the dramatics department, that's probably because the filmmakers were shooting for 'accuracy' over 'emotion'.
