Midway /
"This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title scr...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned. |
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Universal City, CA :
Universal Pictures :
[2001]
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| Edition: | Collector's ed. |
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| Summary: | "This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle of the Pacific, at Midway Island. While fictional, the film uses a great deal of documentary footage of the actual battle, featuring hundreds of ships of all sizes, from patrol boats to battleships and multiple carriers with hundreds of aircraft. US forces get wind of an imminent Japanese action and tries to sort fact from fiction, while the Japanese plan and execute their own attack plans. An epic on a grand scale that incorporates a huge cast, the film emphasizes the sheer scale of battles fought in the Pacific theater, which even when victorious, cost hundreds of lives. |
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| Item Description: | Special features: Featurettes: The Making of "Midway" (39 min.); The Score of "Midway" (6 min.); Sensurround: The Sounds of "Midway" (4 min.); Scenes shot for the TV version (11 min.); "They Were There" hosted by Charlton Heston (7 min.); Photograph montage [slide show] (3 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast and filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text feature]; DVD-ROM features ; DVD Newsletter [text feature]. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 1.1 mono.; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Audience: | MPAA Rating: Rated PG, some material my not be suitable for children. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Harry Stradling Jr. ; film editors, Robert Swink, Frank J. Urioste ; art director, Walter Tyler ; music, John Williams ; technical advisor, Vice Admiral Bernard M. Strean. |
| ISBN: | 0783255152 9780783255156 |