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Midway

1976 · 132 min

A sprawling, old-fashioned war epic that toggles between strategy rooms and roaring carrier battles, stirring but weighed down by stock footage and stiff melodrama.

Tagline
The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!
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.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • sea
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, history, war
Directed by
Jack Smight
Written by
Donald S. Sanford
Starring
Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Robert Mitchum, Toshirō Mifune, Cliff Robertson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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