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Midway [videorecording (DVD)].

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Universal, 2001.

Midway, Battle of, 1942 -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Drama

[videorecording (DVD)].

Collector's ed.

1 videodisc (132 min.) : 1.1 Dolby Digital mono sd., col. ; 12 cm.

"A war's defining battle. A nation's defining moment."--Container.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976.

Special features: Original featurette -- documentary featuring new interviews with producer Walter Mirisch, director Jack Smight, editor, Frank J. Urioste, and Charlton Heston -- featurette on composer John Williams -- featurette on sensurround sound -- production photographs and portraits with score by John Williams -- additional scenes exclusively shot for the network television version -- theatrical trailer -- production notes -- cast and filmmakers.

2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen edition.

English, Spanish, and French language tracks.

Closed-captioned.

The Mirisch Corporation presents: a Walter Mirisch production ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; music by John Williams ; directed by Jack Smight.

Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, .

"The battle of Midway sounded its furious thunder in June 1942, just six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Midway interweaves the dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for the United States. The all-star cast and breakthrough war footage convey the Battle of Midway with powerful reality and epic sweep."--Container.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Heston, Charlton.

Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982.

Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006.

Mitchum, Robert.

Wagner, Robert, 1930-

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