Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack (2001)
Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unresolved mysteries surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Oceanographer Robert Ballard dives deep into the waters of the harbor to find the remains of a Japanese sub and closely examine the famous wreckage of the USS Arizona. This footage is mixed with interviews with survivors of the attack.
Directors: Michael Rosenfeld, Kirk Wolfinger.
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Tom Brokaw as himself |
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Bob Ballard as Himself |
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Stephen E. Ambrose as Himself |
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan as Self (archive footage) |
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Isoroku Yamamoto as Self (archive footage) |
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Dewa Kichiji as Self - Submarine Sailer |
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Clarence Minor as Self - Ford Island Survivor |
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Ralph Lindenmeyer as Self - Ford Island Survivor |
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Charles Christensen as Self - USS Argonne |
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Bert Davis as Self - USS Selfridge |
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Clark Simmons as Self - USS Utah |
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Stu Hedley as Self - USS West Virginia |
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Kathy Billings as Self - USS Arizona Memorial |
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Carl Carson as Self - USS Arizona |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive sound) |
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Roberta McCarron as Self |
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John Henry McCarron as Self - USS Arizona |
| Directing | Michael Rosenfeld | Director |
| Writing | Patrick Prentice | Writer |
| Directing | Kirk Wolfinger | Director |