Having been personally under fire and a witness to slaughter. The film was one of four winners for best documentary at the 1942 academy awards. Battle of midway and the aleutian islands world war ii. Director roland emmerich once again offers up crashboombang. The 1942 battle of midway as a bombastic war movie. This was the third film dealing with the aftermath of pearl harbor with which henry fonda had been involved.
Midway is a digital spectacle about an analogera war. Battle of midway and the aleutian islands world war ii database. The battle of midway, fought near the central pacific island of midway, is considered the decisive battle of the war in the pacific. The only actress with a speaking part in the original film was christina kobuko as horuko. Ford shot much of the footage for this world war ii film. The battle of midway 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. World war ii battle at midway in 1942 betwwen japanese and us navy ships and planes. The true world war ii history behind the midway movie time. Feb 07, 2020 presented by the gi film festival san diego and uss midway museum, join us for an exclusive screening of midway on friday, feb 7. Battle of midway june 36, 1942, world war ii naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the united states destroyed japans firstline carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. This is the original 1942 documentary about the battle of midway directed by john ford. The battle of midway 1942 the battle of midway 1942. The battle of midway chronicles a significant moment in u. The battle of midway 1942 tv14 18m five came back director john ford captures combat footage of the battle of midway.
The battle of midway film the battle of midway is a 1942 american documentary film short directed by john ford. Battle of midway, the 1942 this is the actual photographic report of the battle of midway, reads the opening frames of john fords the battle of midway. Navy and the imperial japanese navy that played out six months after the attack. An overview of the planning involving the united states and japan. Keep it mind, the battle of midway was fought in early june, 1942. This documentary film takes you back to the japanese aerial attack on midway island and u. The battle of midway 1942 documentary directed by john ford. Battle of midway, june 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1942 library.
Departments photographic unittwo of which, the battle of midway 1942 and december 7th 1943, won academy awards for best documentaryand, working for the office of strategic services, he was present at omaha beach on dday. The battle of midway was a decisive naval battle in the pacific theater of world war ii that took place on 47 june 1942, six months after japans attack on pearl harbor and one month after the battle of the coral sea. Director john ford captures combat footage of the battle of midway. The battle of midway is a 1942 american short documentary film directed by john ford. Battle of midway, 47 june 1942 the battle of midway, fought over and near the tiny u. The american victory effectively ended japans ability to prosecute an offensive war in the pacific. Most popular battle of midway movies and tv shows imdb.
Apr 15, 2016 hollywood director john ford and his cameraman shot the16mm color footage of the attack on midway island by hand. The battle of midway 1942 tvpg 18 min documentary, short, war. And it wouldnt be a john ford movie without some of the most vivid combat. The official world war ii us government film statement defining the various enemies of. John fords the battle of midway 1942 digitally restored color. This documentary, the battle of midway, is a short film shot during the actual combat on june 4, 1942. Scenes show also japanese ships and planes and the action midway island took against enemy air raids. Nov, 2019 the resulting short, the battle of midway, won one of four documentary oscars for 1942. The battle of midway is a stirring, beautiful, and poignant 1942 american documentary film short directed by john ford. His film of the battle of midway subsequently became a popular movie. Fords film unit grew to 15 crews with over 200 officers and. Hollywood director john ford and his cameraman shot the16mm color footage of the attack on midway island by hand.
Covers the battle of midway, one of the most decisive battles of ww2. Isoroku yamamoto, commander in chief of japans combined fleet, realized that the hawaii attack had not. Title battle of midway, june 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1942 summary aerial view of u. On hand was a crew of naval photographers directed by john ford. A very amateurish piece of film which tells us almost nothing about the battle. June 2, 2017 codebreaking and the battle of midway.
Henry first narrated the 1942 film the battle of midway and starred in the 1965 film in harms way. Presented by the gi film festival san diego and uss midway museum, join us for an exclusive screening of midway on friday, feb 7. The battle of midway is a 1942 american documentary film short directed by john ford. As it turns out, midways bravura midway moment was. The true story of the battle of midway the new film midway revisits the pivotal wwii battle from the perspectives of pilots, codebreakers and naval officers on both sides of the conflict. This is a great, short less than 20 minutesfilm of one part of the key battle of the war in the pacific. Prior to this action, japan possessed general naval superiority over the united states and could usually choose where and when to attack. On june 46, 1942, a large japanese force attempted to capture midway island in the north pacific, but was defeated by u.
Navys decisive victory in the airsea battle june 36, 1942 and its successful defense of the major base located at midway island. Fords film unit grew to 15 crews with over 200 officers and enlisted personnel, and operations around the. Preceding the battle of midway, the battle of the coral sea, in may 1942, was notable for featuring battle between aircraft carriers ships that were never in direct sight of one another. It is a montage of color footage of the battle of midway with voice overs of various narrators, including johnny governali, donald crisp, henry fonda, and jane darwell. Watch the 2019 hit film based on the true events and the true heroes of the battle of midway in the hangar deck of the uss midway museum. Famous director john ford was stationed at midway island. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Fords film unit grew to 15 crews with over 200 officers. By their attack, the japanese had planned to capture midway to use as an advance base, as well as to entrap and destroy the u.
The battle of midway received the academy award for best documentary in 1942 because of its stark and harrowing footage of an actual world war ii battle. Navy and the imperial japanese navy that played out six months after the attack on pearl harbor. Director john ford was an accidental witness to one of americas most important battles of wwii. A commander in the navy and later head of a photographic unit in the office of strategic services. Pearl harbor, the phillipines, bataan, corregidor, wake island. Battle of midway, june 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1942 1 photographic print. Taking place near the island of midway in the central pacific in june 1942, the battle turned the tide of the pacific theatre. John fords the battle of midway a film made by accident. Learn more about this statesponsored film in the docuseries five came back. Nov 08, 2019 the true story of the battle of midway the new film midway revisits the pivotal wwii battle from the perspectives of pilots, codebreakers and naval officers on both sides of the conflict. Pacific fleet in pearl harbor on 7 december 1941, adm. Jack kleiss, flying a sbd dauntless dive bomber, scored three hits on japanese cruiser mikuma off midway atoll.
Elliot carlson talked about the key role played by u. The 1942 battle was the first major american victory in the war and a decisive defeat for the japanese who lost four aircraft carriers in the threeday battle, and the 18minute documentary that ford created from the footage that he and. The film obviously retains historical value for its rare colour footage of the battle some of which was actually incorporated in the starstudded 1976 hollywood rendition of these same events, midway. It is a montage of color footage of the battle of midway with voice overs of various narrators, including.
Midway is east 1952 episode 4 from a 26episode series about naval combat during world war ii. Lincoln 1939 and my darling clementine 1946, but the focus here is on ordinary. So i left with a crew about january 4, 1942 and arrived there about 12. The resulting short, the battle of midway, won one of four documentary oscars for 1942. Within a month of the imperial japanese navys surprise attack on the u. Bitka kod midwaya je americki kratki dokumentarni film snimljen 1942. There is virtually no mention of the preparations for the battle of midway, nor of the tactics employed by both the japanese and the us. It is a montage of color footage of the battle of midway with voice overs of. A commander in the navy and later head of a photographic unit in the office of strategic services, ford arrived on midway island not expecting to stay long. C is hit by a japanese torpedo during the battle of midway on june 6, 1942. The battle lasted from june 3 to june 7, but the air attack on midway island was on june 4. The japanese attack on midway in june 1942, filmed as it happened.
When the base is attacked, ford was shooting film from atop a power plant and actual took a shrapnel wound. Here are five littleknown facts about the battle of midway, and its impact on world war ii in the pacific. Before this battle the japanese were on the offensive, capturing territory throughout asia and the pacific. Battle of midway, june 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1942 library of. As us navy task force 16 sailed eastward to refuel, thus breaking contact with the japanese fleet, the battle of midway drew to a close. Navy fighter planes during the attack on the japanese fleet off midway, and burning japanese ship below. A film still shows a us navy aircraft carrier, likely the uss enterprise. It is a typical morale booster with much flag waving and stirring music.