"One battle turned the tide of war."

2019

2h 18m

7.1(2608 votes)

Action

War

History

Overview

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

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Cast & Crew

90 members

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Ed Skrein

Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best

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Patrick Wilson

Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

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Woody Harrelson

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

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Luke Evans

Commander Wade McClusky

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Mandy Moore

Anne Best

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Luke Kleintank

Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson

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Dennis Quaid

Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

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Aaron Eckhart

Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle

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Keean Johnson

Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray

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Nick Jonas

Bruno Gaido

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豊川悦司

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

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浅野忠信

Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

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Darren Criss

Commander Eugene Lindsey

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Brandon Sklenar

George 'Tex' Gay

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Jake Manley

Willie West

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國村隼

Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo

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Nobuya Shimamoto

Captain Tomeo Kaku

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Brennan Brown

Commander Joseph Rochefort

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Jake Weber

Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance

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Alexander Ludwig

Lieutenant Roy Pearce

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David Hewlett

Husband Kimmel

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Mark Rolston

Ernest King

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Eric Davis

Captain Miles Browning

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Kenny Leu

Zhu Xuesan

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Rachael Perrell Fosket

Dagne Layton

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Peter Shinkoda

Cmdr. Minoru Genda

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James Carpinello

William Brockman

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Tim Beckmann

Captain Rawlings

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Sarah Souza

Marie Pearce

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Cameron Brodeur

Sully Brown

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Hiromoto Ida

Prime Minister Tojo

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Hiroaki Shintani

Emperor Hirohito

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Russell Dennis Lewis

Ensigh O’Flaherty

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Geoffrey Blake

John Ford

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Mikaël Conde

Bill Miller

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Madison Roukema

Barbara Best

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Christie Brooke

Millicent McClusky

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Dustin Geiger

Paul Crosley

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Jason Lee Hoy

Pat Rooney

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Ellen Dubin

Admiral King Secretary

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Jason New

Marine Captain (Midway)

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Dean Schaller

Jack MacKenzie Jr.

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Jacob Blair

Hank Potter

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Kayo Yasuhara

Geisha

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Rudolph Wallstrom

Petty Officer (Pacific HQ)

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Matthew MacCaull

Staff Officer (Nimitz)

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Philip Fu-Kang Wang

Chinese Major

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Johan Strombergsson-Denora

Radioman #1 (Enterprise SC)

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Nico DeCastris

Radioman #2 (Enterprise SC)

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Alexandre Dubois

Radar Officer (Enterprise)

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Tyler Elliot Burke

Radar Officer (Enterprise)

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Raphael Grosz-Harvey

Lt. JG (Hospital)

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Trevor Danielson

Talker

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Agostino Michael Cimino

Buzz Davis (Sonar Tech Nautilus)

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Takeshi Kurokawa

Imperial Guardsman

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Ryuta Kato

Japanese Junior Officer (Yamat)

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Garret Sato

Japanese Officer (Prison)

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Neil Girvan

Navy Yard Inspector

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Ellis Arch

Lofton Henderson

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Robert Crooks

McClusky's Radioman

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Sean Colby

Gay's Radioman

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Kasey Ryne Mazak

Signal Officer (Akagi)

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Ryo Hayashida

Deck Officer (Akagi)

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Michael Chapman

Helmsman (Nautilus)

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Masahiro Tanikawa Masa Tani

Damage Control Officer

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Ryohei Arima

Japanese Lieutenant (Kaga)

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Hiro Kanagawa

Makigumo Captain

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Ken Takikawa

Makigumo Lieutenant

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Leonardo Boudreau

Passing Sailor

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Tony Nowicki

SBD Pilot (Enterprise)

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Yuta Takenaka

Staff Officer (Yamato)

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白戸達也

Flag Officer (Yamato)

Crew

Tyler Hall

William 'Slim' Townsend

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Kyle Bougeno

Smoking Sailor

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David Dacosta

Breathless Ensign (Enterprise)

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Kazuki Gonzalez-Adachi

Hiryu Helmsman

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Reyn Halford

Torpedo Room Chief

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Toyoaki Ito Leung

Japanese Boy (10 YO)

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Halta Nonen

Japanese Boy #2 (6 YO)

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Adrian Spencer

Chief Medic (Enterprise)

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James Hicks

Edwin Kroeger

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Sebastian Pigott

Petty Officer #2

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Simon Pelletier-Gilbert

Yorktown Spotter

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Philippe Verville

Doolittle's Bombardier

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Shigeru Yabuta

Japanese Duck Netting Officer

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Seunghwan Min

Zero Pilots Squadron Leader

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Christopher Tapia

Hiryu Pointer

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Sangwon Jun

Hiryu Talker

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Motoo Taira

Akagi Spotter

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Ana Maria Lombo

Ballroom Singer

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