Adm. Chester Nimitz of the US Navy commands an outnumbered battalion in the Pacific in this dramatisation of the Battle of Midway during World War II in order to decipher Japanese encryption codes. They quickly learn that Adm. Yamamoto intends to surprise the American base on the island of Midway. While his pilot son, Tom, falls in love with a Japanese-American woman who is en route to an internment camp, Capt. Matt Garth contributes to the development of the Navy's strategy.
Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson
Director: Jack Smight
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
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