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The Battle of Midway (1942)

Film · 1942 · 18 min · NR · Documentary · War

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.

Directed by John Ford

Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, Donald Crisp, Irving Pichel

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In cinemas14 September 1942
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First release anywhere14 September 1942

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