

The Battle of Midway
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.
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- English
- world war ii
- battle of midway
- pacific war
- pacific theater
- naval warfare
- short film
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR14 Sept 1942
TürkiyeTR
- Digital / OTT16+Netflix30 Mar 2017
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The Battle of Midway was released on 14 September 1942.
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CinemaSerf
2/8/2026
Were it not for the fact that this comes with Adm. John Ford’s provenance attached to it, this short feature really wouldn’t amount to much more than a collection of newsreel-style actuality as the battle of Midway took place in the summer of 1942. It’s interesting that he chose enthusiastic Briton Donald Crisp to lead the narration with the likes of Henry Fonda, and there is a plethora of real-time action photograph…
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