The Battle of Midway

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The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.

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6.1/10

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total

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Henry Fonda

Narrator
(voice)

Jane Darwell

Narrator
(voice)

Logan Ramsey

Self

James Roosevelt

Self - US Army Major
(as Major Roosevelt)

Donald Crisp

Main Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Irving Pichel

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Jimmie Thach

Self - Naval Aviator
(uncredited)

Director
- John Ford
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Trivia
Director John Ford and cinematographer Joseph H. August were wounded by enemy fire while filming the battle.

Quotes
Main Narrator: Midway Island. Not much land right enough, but it's our outpost. Your front yard.

Connections
Edited into Ils ont filmé la guerre en couleur (2000)

Soundtracks
America, My Country Tis of Thee
(1832) (uncredited)
Music by Lowell Mason, based on the Music by Henry Carey from "God Save the King" (1744)
Words by Samuel F. Smith
Played in the score and later sung by an offscreen chorus

Battle of Midway, The (1942)

*** (out of 4)

Henry Fonda and Donald Crisp add narration to the battle scenes shot by John Ford where the director was even wounded by enemy fire. There's really no story being told in this documentary but instead we just see a part of history in beautiful Technicolor. God knows everyone has seen countless war films but there's something unique seeing real ones here. They certainly look a lot different than what we've seen in countless fake movies.

Ford's World War 2 shorts are out there in various forms ranging from public domain companies to the Ford at Fox set. Quality various but the version in the Fox set is the best.