The Battle of Midway (1942)
- Directed by
- John Ford
- Genre
- documentary film, propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 81 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is a short documentary that uses color footage and voiceover narration to show a World War II naval battle. It documents the events as they happened. The film was made to inform and support the American war effort.
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What happens
The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American short documentary film directed, co-edited and produced by John Ford. It is a montage of color footage of the Battle of Midway with voiceovers of narrators, Donald Crisp, Henry Fonda, and Jane Darwell. The 18-minute film was distributed by 20th Century Fox, and earned one of four inaugural Academy Awards for Best Documentary in 1942. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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