Starring Charlton Heston as Capt Matt Garth, Henry Fonda as Admiral Chester N. Nimitz, James Coburn as Captain Vinto Maddox, Glenn Ford as Read Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Hal Holbrook as Commander Joseph J. Rochefort Jr., Toshiro Mifune as Adm Isoroku Yamamoto, Robert Mitchum as Adm William F. Halsey, Cliff Robertson as Commander Carl Jessop, Robert Wagner as Lt Cdr Ernest L. Blake

'This is the way it was...'
The authentic reconstruction of one of the most famous naval battles, recreates the personal and military background to the legendary struggle between US and Japanese forces - an encounter which was crucial to the outcome of World War II in the Pacific.

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(Ceefax subtitles)