Midway
The movie chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific, the Japanese invasion fleet was destroyed, and America's string of humiliating defeats was finally broken.
21 February 1928, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
16 June 1950, Oceanside, California, USA
10 February 1930, Detroit, Michigan, USA
February 27, 1936 in Tokyo, Japan
4 February 1940, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1 August 1943, USA
23 December 1936, Syracuse, New York, USA
21 February 1936, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
31 July 1937, Sacramento, California, USA
26 March 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
9 August 1938, Grafton, North Dakota, USA
16 May 1905, Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
19 October 1937, New York City, New York, USA
29 June 1925, Olaa, Hawaii, USA
17 May 1936, Staten Island, New York, USA
1 April 1920, Tsingtao, China [now Qingdao, Shandong, China]
25 February 1931, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
14 October 1924, Santa Ana, California, USA
2 July 1931, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
18 March 1943, New York City, New York, USA
23 December 1946, Riverside, California, USA
13 January 1928, Wendell, North Carolina, USA
March 10, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
18 February 1912, Monterey County, California, USA
17 November 1943, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
18 May 1919, Seattle, Washington, USA
20 December 1934, Holualoa, Hawaii, USA
6 August 1917, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
May 04, 2012
To make an uninvolving movie out of one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War may seem a dubious challenge, but there's no denying Universal their full credit in meeting it.
November 07, 2001
If the movie drags a bit in the dramatics department, that's probably because the filmmakers were shooting for 'accuracy' over 'emotion'.
June 29, 2013
There are few surprises here, yet the feature remains dependably engaging and charmingly acted, helping the production hurdle a few questionable artistic choices as it attempts to resurrect history over 30 years after the fact.
October 07, 2004
Rather dull, although certainly elaborate enough
March 19, 2003
has the decency to devote the majority of the film to the actual events, and not get bogged down in a fictitious, smarmy love affair.
September 16, 2003
Charlton Heston at his restrained yet forceful best.
