Midway [Blu-ray]

Midway [Blu-ray]

Director: Jack Smight, Deland Nuse Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
, Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, James Coburn
James Coburn
Jack Smight
Midway [Blu-ray]

Midway [Blu-ray]

Director: Jack Smight, Deland Nuse Cast: Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
, Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, James Coburn
James Coburn
Jack Smight

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Overview

An expensive war epic, Midway emulates The Longest Day and Tora! Tora! Tora! in attempting to re-create a famous World War II battle from both the American and Japanese viewpoints. The 1942 battle of Midway was the turning point of the War in the Pacific; the Japanese invasion fleet was destroyed, and America's string of humiliating defeats was finally broken. Though the battle itself was sufficiently dramatic to fill two films, Midway also has plotline involving the mixed-race relationship between Ensign Garth (Edward Albert), son of Navy Captain Matt Garth (Charlton Heston), and Haruko Sakura (Christina Kokubo), a Hawaiian girl of Japanese descent. The real-life personages depicted herein include American Admirals Nimitz (Henry Fonda), Halsey (Robert Mitchum) and Spruance (Glenn Ford), and Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (Toshiro Mifune, his voice once again dubbed by Paul Frees, whom Mifune personally selected for the job). For its original road show release, Midway was offered in the "Sensurround" process, which electronically shook and vibrated the audience's chairs during the battle sequences.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/04/2013
UPC: 0025192112041
Original Release: 1976
Rating: PG
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language: English
Time: 2:12:00
Sales rank: 59

Special Features

The making of Midway; The score of Midway; Sensurround: the sounds of Midway; They Were There: hosted by Charlton Heston; Scenes shot for the TV version; Photograph montage; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Charlton Heston Matt Garth
Henry Fonda Chester W. Nimitz
James Coburn Vinton Maddox
Glenn Ford Raymond A.Spruance
Hal Holbrook Joseph Rochefor
Robert Mitchum Adm. Halsey
Cliff Robertson Cdr. Jessop
Robert Wagner Lt. Cmdr. Ernest L. Blake
Robert Webber Rear Adm. Frank J. `Jack' Fletcher
Ed Nelson Adm. Harry Pearson
James Shigeta Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo
Christina Kokubo Haruko Sakura
Monte Markham Cmdr. Max Leslie
Biff McGuire Capt. Miles Browning
Kevin Dobson Ens. George Gay
Christopher George Lt. Cmdr. C. Wade McClusky
Glenn Corbett Lt. Cmdr. John Waldron
Gregory Walcott Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
Edward Albert Lt. Tom Garth
Dabney Coleman Capt. Murray Arnold
Conrad Yama Adm. Nobutake Kondo
Dale Ishimoto Vice Adm. Moshiro Hosogaya
Larry Csonka Cmdr. Delaney
Dennis Rucker Ens. Mansen
Lloyd Kino Actor
Michael Richardson Actor
John Fujioka Actor
Bennett Ohta Actor
Clyde Kusatsu Actor
Erik Estrada Actor
Larry Pennell Actor
Kip Niven Actor
Kurt Grayson Actor
James Ingersoll Actor
David Macklin Actor
Richard Sarradet Actor
Robert Ito Actor
Phillip R. Allen Actor
Sab Shimono Actor
Steve Kanaly Actor
Toshirô Mifune l'amiral Yamamoto
Pat Morita Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
John Williams Composer
Yuki Shimoda Actor
Seth Sakai Actor
Beeson Carroll Actor
John Perry Actor
Maureen O'Hara Chester Nimitz
Tom Selleck Captain Cyril Simard
Alfie Wise Dobbs

Technical Credits
Jack Smight Director
Donald S. Sanford Screenwriter
Jack McMasters Special Effects
Walter Mirisch Producer
Deland Nuse Director
Earl Madery Sound Effects
Leonard Peterson Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Martin Sound/Sound Designer
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