Midway (1976)

6.6/10 132 min Action Drama History War

Overview

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.

Cast

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)

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