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MOVIE · 1976

Midway

ActionAdventureDocumentaryDramaFamilyWar132 min

As World War II intensifies in the Pacific, U.S. and Japanese forces converge on the Battle of Midway, where admirals, pilots, and intelligence officers race to anticipate the next strike. Charlton Heston is among the American servicemen pulled into the widening conflict, while Henry Fonda and Toshirô Mifune help frame the battle from opposite sides of the command chain. The film moves between strategy rooms, carrier decks, and aerial combat as it traces the naval clash that became a turning point in the war.

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