Storyline
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.
Cast & Crew
Henry Fonda
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Jane Darwell
Narrator (voice)
Donald Crisp
Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Irving Pichel
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Battle of Midway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
