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Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
“Based on a true story”
4.3 / 10• 2019• 1h 38m•NR• English
WarActionDramaHistoryAdventure
Storyline
By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positioned off the coast of Midway, tasked with springing a trap on the enemy. During this pivotal battle, the two-man crew of a U.S. Navy dive bomber is forced to ditch in the sea. Set adrift, the men look towards their comrades for rescue; namely, the ragtag crew of a PBY Catalina, who are sent to search for survivors. Amid the vast openness of the Pacific, with days passing and the chance of rescue fading, the men are forced to face their own mortality.
Cast & Crew
Judd Nelson
Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance
Lead
C. Thomas Howell
Captain Miles Browning
Mendel Fogelman
Doc
Aidan Bristow
Pags
James Austin Kerr
Banks
JW
Jade Willey
Norman Vandiver
JE
John Enick
Lee Keaney
Byrne Offutt
Captain Murray
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mike Phillips's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dauntless: The Battle of Midway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
