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Battle of Midway

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Second World War action drama, starring
Charlton Heston
Henry Fonda , James Cobum
A portrayal of events leading up to the naval battle between the US and Japan in 1942, which was crucial to the outcome of the Second World War in the Pacific. As American forces prepare for the conflict to come, Captain Matt Garth frowns on the plans of his ensign son to marry a Hawaiian girl. Widescreen.
Director Jack Smight (1976. PG)
Digital widescreen Subtitled. * See Rims: pp 46-52 ***

Contributors

Unknown:
Charlton Heston
Unknown:
Henry Fonda
Unknown:
James Cobum
Unknown:
Captain Matt Garth
Director:
Jack Smight
Capt Matt Garth:
Charlton Heston
Adm Chester W Nimitz:
Henry Fonda
Capt Vinton Maddox:
James Coburn
Rear Adm Raymond A Spruance:
Glenn Ford
Cmdr Joseph Rochefort:
Hal Holbrook
Adm Isoroku Yamamoto:
Toshiro Mifune
Adm William F Halsey:
Robert Mitchum
Cmdr Carl Jessop:
Cliff Robertson
Lt Cmdr Ernest L Blake:
Robert Wagner
Rear Adm 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 Wade McClusky:
Christopher George
Lt Cmdr John Waldron:
Glenn Corbett
Capt Murray Arnold:
Dabney Coleman
Source: Radio Times

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