11 Jun 2020
7 Wrekers
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The Battle of Midway
The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006.
Top Billed Cast
Henry Fonda Narrator (voice)
Jane Darwell Narrator (voice)
Donald Crisp Main Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Irving Pichel Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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