| Uniform Title |
Midway (Motion picture : 1976) |
| Title |
Midway. |
| Published |
[Australia] : Distributed by Universal Pictures (Australasia) Pty Ltd., ©2003. |
| ©1976 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (126 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Pictures : 8202957. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. |
| Bonus features: The making of Midway ; Trailer ; The sounds of Midway ; Additional scenes ; The score of Midway ; Documentary ; Photo montage. |
| Credits |
Directed by Jack Smight ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; screenplay by Donald S. Sanford ; music by John Williams. |
| Performers |
Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda. |
| Summary |
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 class and breathtaking war footage convey the Battle of Midway with powerful reality and epic sweep. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship Classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Regions 2, 4, 5 ; Anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English, French, German, Italian, C. Spanish. Subtitles: English, French, Italian, C. Spanish, German, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish. |
| Subjects |
Midway, Battle of, 1942 -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
War films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Smight, Jack director. |
| Mirisch, Walter producer. |
| Sanford, Donald S. screenwriter. |
| Williams, John, 1932- composer. |
| Heston, Charlton actor. |
| Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 actor. |
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