Midway
The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!
1976 • 132 min • Action · Drama · History · War
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 66 Audience · 332 · 49%
This historical war drama recounts the pivotal 1942 naval Battle of Midway in the Pacific Theater, depicting the strategies and sacrifices of both American and Japanese forces during World War II.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Intense battle sequences
- Depictions of wartime death and injury
What it models well
- Courage and sacrifice
- Teamwork and strategy
- Historical understanding
Talk about it after
- The true cost of war for all involved
- The role of strategy in battle
- Learning from history
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Top billed cast
Director: Jack Smight • Crew: Donald S. Sanford
Charlton Heston
Capt. Matthew Garth
Henry Fonda
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
James Coburn
Capt. Vinton Maddox
Glenn Ford
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Robert Mitchum
Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Toshirō Mifune
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Cliff Robertson
Cmdr. Jessop
Robert Wagner
Lt.Cmdr. Blake
Robert Webber
Admiral Jack Fletcher
Trailers & clips
Massive Air Assault of Midway Island
Tom Needs His Dad's Help - "She's Been Arrested"
MIDWAY(1976) Original Theatrical Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThey sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans. A critical part of WWII gets the big epic cinematic treatment, with all star casting and lots of noise. Though purporting to be exactly how things were during this particular battle, a pinch of salt is also needed.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.6/10 (332)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $100,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0074899
