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<b>Movie (1976)</b><br> | <b>Movie (1976)</b><br> | ||
Also known as : <b>The Battle of Midway</b><br> | Also known as : <b>The Battle of Midway</b><br> | ||
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Philip R. Allen (Lieutenant Commander John S. "Jimmy" Thach)<br> | Philip R. Allen (Lieutenant Commander John S. "Jimmy" Thach)<br> | ||
Beeson Carroll (Wilson)<br> | Beeson Carroll (Wilson)<br> | ||
| − | + | Toshiro Mifune (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto)</font> | |
'''Midway''' is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford. The film chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one. | '''Midway''' is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford. The film chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one. | ||
| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: North American B-25 Mitchell|North American B-25 Mitchell]] == |
| − | + | Taking off from the [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|USS ''Hornet'' (CV-8)]]. | |
| − | + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0003.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP- | + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0006.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
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| + | == Nakajima E8N == | ||
| + | Seen when (far away) Nakajima B5Ns fly over the Japanese fleet. | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_01341.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina| | + | == [[:Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina|PBY-6A Catalina]] == |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0019.jpg|thumb|500px|none| | + | Consolidated PBY-6A BuNo 63998 of the Commemorative Air Force. |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0030.jpg|thumb|500px|none| | + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0019.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0030.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0067.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0067.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: Grumman J2F Duck| Grumman J2F Duck]] == |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP- | + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0023.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| − | == | + | == Pylon Racer == |
| − | + | Unidentified painting about racers including NC-376 ... which was a Pfalz D-III, a WWI German design fitted with a inline engine (instead a radial as seen on this machine). | |
| − | + | [[Image:Midway76_04205.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |
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| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: Republic P-43 Lancer|Republic P-43 Lancer]] == |
| − | [[ | + | [[Image:Midway76_04210.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: Douglas A-1 Skyraider|Douglas A-1 Skyraider]] == |
| − | + | Douglas A-1 Skyraiders flying landing gear down to simulate (?) some Northrop A-17, a type already out of front line duty in 1942. | |
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== [[:Category: Mitsubishi A6M Zero|Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Replicas)]] == | == [[:Category: Mitsubishi A6M Zero|Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Replicas)]] == | ||
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[[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0112.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0112.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant|Vultee BT-15 Valiant (as Aichi D3A)]] == |
| − | + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0044.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP- | + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0107.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| + | Footage reused from [[Tora! Tora! Tora!]] ([[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)|IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]]). | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0054.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant|Vultee BT-13 Valiant (as Nakajima B5N)]] == | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0052.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0109.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | Footage reused from [[Tora! Tora! Tora!]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0110.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== [[:Category: North American T-6|North American T-6 Texan (as Mitsubishi A6M)]] == | == [[:Category: North American T-6|North American T-6 Texan (as Mitsubishi A6M)]] == | ||
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[[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0086.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0086.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk|Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] == |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP- | + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0046.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP- | + | |
| − | Footage reused from [[Tora! Tora! Tora!]] | + | == [[:Category: Grumman F6F Hellcat|Grumman F6F Hellcat]] == |
| − | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP- | + | [[Image:Midway76_11405.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] |
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0075.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0104.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | Same aircraft (code 50 seen here flipped) in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)|IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_13519.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Acting as one of the VT-8's Douglas TBD Devastators.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_15215.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A common footage seen in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)|IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]].]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0114.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Grumman F4F Wildcat|Grumman F4F Wildcat]] == | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0050.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_12755.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_12855.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A few seconds later, we see Grumman F6F Hellcat code 20 taking off.]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress]] == | ||
| + | A former Bolivian bomber actually registered N620L. Footage reused from [[Tora! Tora! Tora!]].<br> | ||
| + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)|IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]]. | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0070.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Vought SB2U Vindicator|Vought SB2U Vindicator]] == | ||
| + | Vought SB2U Vindicator acting as Douglas TBD Devastators of Torpedo Squadron VT-8. | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0083.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0085.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0094.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver|Curtiss SB2C Helldiver]] == | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_12745.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Grumman TBF Avenger|Grumman TBF Avenger]] == | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0076.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Douglas SBD Dauntless|Douglas SBD Dauntless]] == | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_13405.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0095.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_15935.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Vought F4U Corsair|Vought F4U Corsair]] == | ||
| + | Acting as Lt. Cmdr. Wade Mc Clusky's Devastator (VT-6), diving without bomb load and so only strafing the Japanese carrier. | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_14642.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: North American T-6| North American SNJ]] == | ||
| + | North American SNJ acting as Aichi D3A (fixed landing gear dive dive bomber!) bombing the USS Yorktown (CV-5) with results.<br> | ||
| + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)|IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]]. | ||
| + | [[File:BATTLE OF MIDWAY DVDRIP SMP-0105.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: Heinkel He 111|CASA 2.111D ]] == |
| − | [[ | + | How a single-engine dive bomber could become this twin-engine Luftwaffe bomber ? |
| − | Footage | + | [[Image:Midway76_20511.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Footage at 2h05. Note the German Balkenkreuz on the wingtip.]] |
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| − | == [[:Category: Grumman | + | == [[:Category: Grumman F9F Panther|Grumman F9F-5 Panther]] == |
| − | [[ | + | Film footage of this accident was used as Captain Matthew Garth's Douglas SBD Dauntless striking the ramp before turning into an F9F "Panther" jet fighter bomber as it explodes - completed with footage of a 1951 Grumman F9F-5 (BuNo 125228) mishap aboard the USS Midway (CV-41).<br> |
| + | Same aircraft (BuNo 125228 Grumman F9F-5 Panther) in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)|IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Midway76_20715.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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= See also = | = See also = | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074899/ Midway at IMDb] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_(1976_film) Midway at Wikipedia] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=74899 Midway at IMCDb] |
[[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] | [[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] | ||
[[Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina]] | [[Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina]] | ||
[[Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] | [[Category: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Douglas A-1 Skyraider]] | ||
[[Category: Douglas SBD Dauntless]] | [[Category: Douglas SBD Dauntless]] | ||
[[Category: Grumman F4F Wildcat]] | [[Category: Grumman F4F Wildcat]] | ||
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[[Category: Grumman J2F Duck]] | [[Category: Grumman J2F Duck]] | ||
[[Category: Grumman TBF Avenger]] | [[Category: Grumman TBF Avenger]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Heinkel He 111]] | ||
[[Category: Mitsubishi A6M Zero]] | [[Category: Mitsubishi A6M Zero]] | ||
[[Category: North American B-25 Mitchell]] | [[Category: North American B-25 Mitchell]] | ||
[[Category: North American T-6]] | [[Category: North American T-6]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Republic P-43 Lancer]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Vought F4U Corsair]] | ||
[[Category: Vought SB2U Vindicator]] | [[Category: Vought SB2U Vindicator]] | ||
[[Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant]] | [[Category: Vultee BT-13 Valiant]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:45, 11 February 2024
Disambiguation : this page is about the 1976 Film ; for the 2019 American Movie directed by Roland Emmerich, look at Midway (2019).
Movie (1976)
Also known as : The Battle of Midway
French title : La bataille de Midway
Starring:
Edward Albert (Ensign Thomas Garth)
Philip R. Allen (Lieutenant Commander John S. "Jimmy" Thach)
Beeson Carroll (Wilson)
Toshiro Mifune (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto)
Midway is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford. The film chronicles the Battle of Midway, a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been undefeated until that time and out-numbered the American naval forces by four to one.
North American B-25 Mitchell
Taking off from the USS Hornet (CV-8).
Nakajima E8N
Seen when (far away) Nakajima B5Ns fly over the Japanese fleet.
PBY-6A Catalina
Consolidated PBY-6A BuNo 63998 of the Commemorative Air Force.
Grumman J2F Duck
Pylon Racer
Unidentified painting about racers including NC-376 ... which was a Pfalz D-III, a WWI German design fitted with a inline engine (instead a radial as seen on this machine).
Republic P-43 Lancer
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Douglas A-1 Skyraiders flying landing gear down to simulate (?) some Northrop A-17, a type already out of front line duty in 1942.
Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Replicas)
Vultee BT-15 Valiant (as Aichi D3A)
Footage reused from Tora! Tora! Tora! (IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)).
Vultee BT-13 Valiant (as Nakajima B5N)
Footage reused from Tora! Tora! Tora!
North American T-6 Texan (as Mitsubishi A6M)
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Same aircraft (code 50 seen here flipped) in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
A common footage seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
A former Bolivian bomber actually registered N620L. Footage reused from Tora! Tora! Tora!.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Vought SB2U Vindicator
Vought SB2U Vindicator acting as Douglas TBD Devastators of Torpedo Squadron VT-8.
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Grumman TBF Avenger
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Vought F4U Corsair
Acting as Lt. Cmdr. Wade Mc Clusky's Devastator (VT-6), diving without bomb load and so only strafing the Japanese carrier.
North American SNJ
North American SNJ acting as Aichi D3A (fixed landing gear dive dive bomber!) bombing the USS Yorktown (CV-5) with results.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
CASA 2.111D
How a single-engine dive bomber could become this twin-engine Luftwaffe bomber ?
Grumman F9F-5 Panther
Film footage of this accident was used as Captain Matthew Garth's Douglas SBD Dauntless striking the ramp before turning into an F9F "Panther" jet fighter bomber as it explodes - completed with footage of a 1951 Grumman F9F-5 (BuNo 125228) mishap aboard the USS Midway (CV-41).
Same aircraft (BuNo 125228 Grumman F9F-5 Panther) in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
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Categories:
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Consolidated PBY Catalina
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
- Douglas A-1 Skyraider
- Douglas SBD Dauntless
- Grumman F4F Wildcat
- Grumman F6F Hellcat
- Grumman F9F Panther
- Grumman J2F Duck
- Grumman TBF Avenger
- Heinkel He 111
- Mitsubishi A6M Zero
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- North American T-6
- Republic P-43 Lancer
- Vought F4U Corsair
- Vought SB2U Vindicator
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant