DVD

Midway (1976) / Universal ; Mirisch Corporation presents ; a Walter Mirisch production ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Jack Smight.

Mirisch, Walter, (producer.). Sanford, Donald S., (screenwriter.). Smight, Jack, (director.). Heston, Charlton, (actor.). Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (actor.). Coburn, James, (actor.). Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006 (actor.). Holbrook, Hal, (actor.). Mitchum, Robert, (actor.). Robertson, Cliff, 1923-2011 (actor.). Wagner, Robert, 1930- (actor.). Webber, Robert, 1924-1989 (actor.). Nelson, Ed, 1928-2014 (actor.). Shigeta, James, (actor.). Kokubo, Christina, 1950-2007 (actor.). Markham, Monte, (actor.). McGuire, Biff, 1926-2021 (actor.). George, Christopher, 1929-1983 (actor.). Dobson, Kevin, 1943- (actor.). Corbett, Glenn, 1933-1993 (actor.). Walcott, Gregory, 1928-2015 (actor.). Albert, Edward, 1951-2006 (actor.). Morita, Pat, 1932-2005 (actor.). Fujioka, John, (actor.). Ishimoto, Dale, (actor.). Coleman, Dabney, 1932- (actor.). Estrada, Erik, 1949- (actor.). Pennell, Ken, (actor.). Kasatsu, Clyde, (actor.). Allen, Phillip R., (actor.). Selleck, Tom, 1945- (actor.). Shimono, Sab, (actor.). Yama, Conrad, (actor.). Ito, Robert, (actor.). Shimoda, Yuki, (actor.). Sakai, Seth, 1932-1997 (actor.). Grayson, Kurt, (actor.). Wise, Alfie, (actor.). Carroll, Beeson, (actor.). Perry, John Bennett, 1941- (actor.). Kanaly, Steve, (actor.). Niven, Kip, (actor.). Rucker, Dennis, (actor.). Richardson, Michael, (actor.). Ingersoll, James, (actor.). Mirisch Corporation. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner, Robert Webber, Ed Nelson, James Shigeta, Christina Kokubo, Monte Markham, Biff McGuire, Christopher George, Kevin Dobson, Glenn Corbett, Gregory Walcott, Edward Albert, Pat Morita, John Fujioka, Dale Ishimoto, Dabney Coleman, Erik Estrada, Ken Pennell, Clyde Kusatsu, Phillip R. Allen, Tom Selleck, Sab Shimono, Conrad Yama, Robert Ito, Yuki Shimoda, Seth Sakai, Kurt Grayson, Aflie Wise, Beeson Carroll, John Bennett Perry, Steve Kanaly, Kip Niven, Dennis Rucker, Michael Richardson, James Ingersoll. (Cast).

Summary:

"This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided." - title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle of the Pacific, at Midway Island. While fictional, the film uses a great deal of documentary footage of the actual battle, featuring hundreds of ships of all sizes, from patrol boats to battleships and multiple carriers with hundreds of aircraft. US forces get wind of an imminent Japanese action and tries to sort fact from fiction, while the Japanese plan and execute their own attack plans. An epic on a grand scale that incorporates a huge cast, the film emphasizes the sheer scale of battles fought in the Pacific theater, which even when victorious, cost hundreds of lives.

Record details

ISBN: 0783255152
ISBN: 9780783255156
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Collector's edition.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2001]
Distributor: Universal City, CA : Distributed by Universal Studios
Copyright: ©2001

Content descriptions

General Note:	Special features: Featurettes: The Making of "Midway" (39 min.); The Score of "Midway" (6 min.); Sensurround: The Sounds of "Midway" (4 min.); Scenes shot for the TV version (11 min.); "They Were There" hosted by Charlton Heston (7 min.); Photograph montage [slide show] (3 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast and filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text feature]; DVD-ROM features ; DVD Newsletter [text feature].
Formatted Contents Note:	Main titles -- Something's stirring -- Tom's surprise -- Hot information -- An enemy ruse? -- Haruko -- Nimitz's team -- Kissing the enemy -- Air search -- First wave -- Attack on Midway Island -- Americans attack -- Air strike -- Bandits -- Japanese strike back -- Victory -- Crash landing -- End titles.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Harry Stradling Jr. ; film editors, Robert Swink, Frank J. Urioste ; art director, Walter Tyler ; music, John Williams ; technical advisor, Vice Admiral Bernard M. Strean.
Participant or Performer Note:	Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner, Robert Webber, Ed Nelson, James Shigeta, Christina Kokubo, Monte Markham, Biff McGuire, Christopher George, Kevin Dobson, Glenn Corbett, Gregory Walcott, Edward Albert, Pat Morita, John Fujioka, Dale Ishimoto, Dabney Coleman, Erik Estrada, Ken Pennell, Clyde Kusatsu, Phillip R. Allen, Tom Selleck, Sab Shimono, Conrad Yama, Robert Ito, Yuki Shimoda, Seth Sakai, Kurt Grayson, Aflie Wise, Beeson Carroll, John Bennett Perry, Steve Kanaly, Kip Niven, Dennis Rucker, Michael Richardson, James Ingersoll.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Rated PG, some material my not be suitable for children.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 1.1 mono.; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Language Note:	In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned.