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Battle of Midway

on BBC One London

The feature film starring
'This is the way it was....' The authentic reconstruction of one of the most famous of all naval battles, re-creates the personal and military background to the legendary struggle between the US and the Japanese forces. An encounter which was crucial to the outcome of World War II in the Pacific.
Screenplay by DONALD s. SANFORD Produced by WALTER MIRISCH Directed by JACK SMIGHT Films: page 17

Contributors

Produced By:
Walter Mirisch
Directed By:
Jack Smight
Captain Matt Garth:
Charlton Heston
Admiral Chester W Nimitz:
Henry Fonda
Captain Vinto Maddox:
James Coburn
Rear Admiral Raymond A Spruance:
Glenn Ford
Cmdr Joseph J Rochefort Jr:
Hal Holbrook
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto:
Toshiro Mifune
Admiral William F Halsey:
Robert Mitchum
Cmdr Carl Jessop:
Cliff Robertson
Lt Cmdr Ernest L Blake:
Robert Wagner
Rear-Adm Frank J 'Jack' Fletcher:
Robert Webber
Adm Harry Pearson:
Ed Nelson
Vice-Adm Chuichi Nagumo:
James Shigeta
Haruko Sakura:
Christina Kokubo
Cmdr Max Leslie:
Monte Markham
Capt Miles Browning:
Biff McGuire
Ensign George Gay:
Kevin Dobson
Lt Cmdr C Wade McClusky:
Christopher George
Lt Cmdr John Waldron:
Glenn Corbett
Capt Elliott Buckmaster:
Gregory Walcott
Ensign Tom Garth:
Edward Albert
Yasuji Watanabe:
Clyde Kusatsu
Jack Reid:
David MacKlin
Adm Kondo:
Conrad Yama
Lt Thach phillip:
R Allen
Adm Yamaguchi:
John Fujioka

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