Schlacht um Midway (1976)
Im Sommer 1942 tobt der Zweite Weltkrieg auch auf dem Pazifik. Auf offenem Meer treffen amerikanische und japanische Truppen aufeinander. Jedoch warten die jeweiligen Flotten ab, dass der Gegner einen ersten Schritt unternimmt. Die Japaner haben es dabei auf die „Midway“-Insel abgesehen und hoffen, dass sie den Amerikaner durch einen Hinterhalt eine schmerzhafte Niederlage zufügen können. Es beginnt ein nervenaufreibender Nervenkrieg auf offener See, bei der keiner der verfeindeten Parteien einen falschen Schritt machen will, denn sie alle wissen, dass diese Schlacht die entscheidende Wendung im Pazifik-Krieg bringen könnte. Besonders der befehlshabende Admiral Chester W. Nimitz pocht auf ein taktisches Vorgehen, um den Japanern einen Schritt voraus zu sein und um nicht noch einmal ein zweites Pearl Harbor erleben zu müssen.
Der Regisseur:
Jack Smight
Der Autor:
Donald S. Sanford
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Charlton Heston as Capt. Matthew Garth |
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Henry Fonda as Adm. Chester W. Nimitz |
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James Coburn as Capt. Vinton Maddox |
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Glenn Ford as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance |
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Hal Holbrook as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort |
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Robert Mitchum as Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr. |
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Toshirō Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto |
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Cliff Robertson as Cmdr. Jessop |
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Robert Wagner as Lt.Cmdr. Blake |
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Robert Webber as Admiral Jack Fletcher |
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James Shigeta as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo |
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Pat Morita as Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka |
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John Fujioka as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi |
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Ed Nelson as Admiral Harry Pearson |
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Christopher George as Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky |
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Erik Estrada as Pilot "Chili Bean" Ramos |
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Tom Selleck as Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard |
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Robert Ito as Cmdr. Minoru Genda |
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Christina Kokubo as Haruko Sakura |
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Susan Sullivan as Ann (TV Version) |
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Larry Pennell as Captain Cyril Simard |
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Monte Markham as Commander Max Leslie |
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Biff McGuire as Captain Miles Browning |
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Kevin Dobson as Ensign George Gay |
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Glenn Corbett as Lieutenant Commander John Waldron |
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Gregory Walcott as Captain Elliott Buckmaster |
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Edward Albert as Lieutenant Tom Garth |
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Dale Ishimoto as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya |
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Dabney Coleman as Captain Murray Arnold |
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Clyde Kusatsu as Cmdr. Watanabe |
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Phillip R. Allen as Lt. Cmdr. John S. 'Jimmy' Thach |
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Sab Shimono as Lt. Tomonaga |
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Conrad Yama as Adm. Nobutake Kondo |
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Yuki Shimoda as Officer Aboard Carrier Hiryu |
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Seth Sakai as Capt. Kameto Kuroshima |
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Kurt Grayson as Maj. Floyd 'Red' Parks |
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Alfie Wise as Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs |
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John Bennett Perry as ARM1c Walter G. Chochalousek |
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Steve Kanaly as Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey |
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Kip Niven as Lt. Howard P. Ady, PBY Pilot |
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Dennis Rucker as Ens. Manson |
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Michael Richardson as Lt. Woll - Aide to Adm. Nimitz |
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James Ingersoll as Pilot, PBY 'Strawberry 12' |
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Larry Csonka as Cmdr. Delaney (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Ryan as RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Kino as Capt. Aoki (uncredited) |
| Writing | Donald S. Sanford | Screenplay |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Editor |
| Production | Walter Mirisch | Producer |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jack Smight | Director |
| Crew | Charlie Picerni | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Crew | Steven Burnett | Stunts |
| Art | John M. Dwyer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Crew | Victor Paul | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Crew | James Winburn | Stunts |
