Midway

Synopsis

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 HestonCapt. Matthew Garth

Henry FondaAdm. Chester W. Nimitz

James CoburnCapt. Vinton Maddox

Glenn FordRear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Hal HolbrookCmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Robert MitchumVice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Toshirō MifuneAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Cliff RobertsonCmdr. Jessop

Robert WagnerLt.Cmdr. Blake

Robert WebberAdmiral Jack Fletcher

James ShigetaVice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

Pat MoritaRear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka

John FujiokaRear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

Ed NelsonAdmiral Harry Pearson

Christopher GeorgeLieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky

Erik EstradaPilot "Chili Bean" Ramos

Tom SelleckAide to Capt. Cyril Simard

Robert ItoCmdr. Minoru Genda

Christina KokuboHaruko Sakura

Susan SullivanAnn (TV Version)

Crew

Director

Jack Smight

Director of Photography

Harry Stradling Jr.

Editor

Frank J. Urioste

Editor

Robert Swink

Original Music Composer

John Williams

Screenplay

Donald S. Sanford