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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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