

Midway
1976-06-18 · 132 min · ★ 6.6
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jack Smight
- Production companies
- The Mirisch Company, Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 100,000,000
Top Cast
Charlton HestonCapt. Matthew Garth
Henry FondaAdm. Chester W. Nimitz
James CoburnCapt. Vinton Maddox
Glenn FordRear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Hal HolbrookCmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Robert MitchumVice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Toshirō MifuneAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Cliff RobertsonCmdr. Jessop
Robert WagnerLt.Cmdr. Blake
Robert WebberAdmiral Jack Fletcher
James ShigetaVice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
Pat MoritaRear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
John FujiokaRear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Ed NelsonAdmiral Harry Pearson
Christopher GeorgeLieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky
Erik EstradaPilot "Chili Bean" Ramos
Tom SelleckAide to Capt. Cyril Simard
Robert ItoCmdr. Minoru Genda
Christina KokuboHaruko Sakura
Susan SullivanAnn (TV Version)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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