Midway
The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!
1976 | 132m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jack Smight |
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| Writer: | Donald S. Sanford |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 18, 1976 |
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| Director: | Jack Smight |
| Writer: | Donald S. Sanford |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, u.s. navy, battle of midway, pacific war, soldier, american, pacific theater, sea battle, naval warfare, 1940s, naval battle |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, The Mirisch Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $100,000,000
Budget: $4,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| James Shigeta | Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo |
| Pat Morita | Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka |
| John Fujioka | Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi |
| Ed Nelson | Admiral Harry Pearson |
| Christopher George | Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky |
| Erik Estrada | Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos |
| Tom Selleck | Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard |
| Robert Ito | Cmdr. Minoru Genda |
| Christina Kokubo | Haruko Sakura |
| Susan Sullivan | Ann (TV Version) |
| Larry Pennell | Captain Cyril Simard |
| Monte Markham | Commander Max Leslie |
| Biff McGuire | Captain Miles Browning |
| Kevin Dobson | Ensign George Gay |
| Glenn Corbett | Lieutenant Commander John Waldron |
| Gregory Walcott | Captain Elliott Buckmaster |
| Edward Albert | Lieutenant Tom Garth |
| Dale Ishimoto | Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya |
| Dabney Coleman | Captain Murray Arnold |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Cmdr. Watanabe |
| Phillip R. Allen | Lt. Cmdr. John S. 'Jimmy' Thach |
| Sab Shimono | Lt. Tomonaga |
| Conrad Yama | Adm. Nobutake Kondo |
| Yuki Shimoda | Officer Aboard Carrier Hiryu |
| Seth Sakai | Capt. Kameto Kuroshima |
| Kurt Grayson | Maj. Floyd 'Red' Parks |
| Alfie Wise | Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs |
| John Bennett Perry | ARM1c Walter G. Chochalousek |
| Steve Kanaly | Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey |
| Kip Niven | Lt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot |
| Dennis Rucker | Ens. Manson |
| Michael Richardson | Lt. Woll - Aide to Adm. Nimitz |
| James Ingersoll | Pilot, PBY 'Strawberry 12' |
| Larry Csonka | Cmdr. Delaney (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Ryan | RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Kino | Capt. Aoki (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Donald S. Sanford | Screenplay |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Victor Paul | Stunts |
| Robert Swink | Editor |
| Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| John M. Dwyer | Set Decoration |
| Steven Burnett | Stunts |
| Jack Smight | Director |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| James Winburn | Stunts |
| Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Charlie Picerni | Stunts |
| Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Gary Combs | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walter Mirisch | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 49 | 21 |
| 2024 | 5 | 34 | 56 | 20 |
| 2024 | 6 | 32 | 46 | 23 |
| 2024 | 7 | 34 | 44 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 21 |
| 2024 | 9 | 36 | 53 | 20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 28 | 44 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 29 | 67 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 43 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 919 | 921 |
They 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. Much of the film is take ... n up with laying foundations for the air-sea engagement of the title, political posturing and military machinations are joined by needless sub-plots. The dialogue is often cheese laden, some characterisations equally so, while the splicing of real life footage and other war movie moments start to detract. However, the last third of film is thrilling and worth waiting for, a whirl of battle action as the Pacific conflict comes vividly to life both visually and aurally. 6.5/10