Pearl Harbor
“It takes a moment to change history. It takes love to change lives.”
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Cast
131 people
Ben Affleck
Rafe McCawley
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Josh Hartnett
Danny Walker
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Kate Beckinsale
Evelyn Johnson
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William Lee Scott
Billy
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Greg Zola
Anthony Fusco
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Ewen Bremner
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Alec Baldwin
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Jaime King
Betty
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Catherine Kellner
Barbara
Known for
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Jennifer Garner
Sandra
Known for
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Jon Voight
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
Dorie Miller
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Michael Bay Director · Randall Wallace Writer Hans Zimmer Composer
Worldwide gross $449M · Budget $140M · United States release May 25, 2001
Box office
Budget
$140,000,000
Worldwide gross
$449,220,945
Gross vs. budget
3.2×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
Brazil · May 21, 2001
Theatrical
United States · May 25, 2001
Theatrical
United States · December 4, 2001
Physical · VHS / DVD
United States
May 21, 2001 · Premiere · Honolulu, Hawaii
July 2, 2002 · Physical · DVD (Director's Cut)
December 19, 2006 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
June 7, 2001 · Theatrical
April 23, 2002 · Physical · VHS / DVD
Bulgaria
September 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
May 25, 2001 · Theatrical
December 4, 2001 · Physical · VHS / DVD
July 2, 2002 · Physical · DVD (Director's Cut)
Czechia
September 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 29, 2001 · Theatrical
December 5, 2001 · Physical · VHS / DVD
Djibouti
June 29, 2001 · Theatrical
France
June 6, 2001 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
March 1, 2026 · TV · 6ter
September 28, 2026 · TV · W9
Germany
June 7, 2001 · Theatrical
November 21, 2001 · Physical · VHS / DVD
Greece
August 31, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 9, 2001 · Digital
Ireland
June 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Israel
June 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
June 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
June 21, 2001 · Premiere · Tokyo
July 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 28, 2001 · Theatrical
April 5, 2004 · TV · SBS 6
April 18, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Philippines
June 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Poland
July 6, 2001 · Digital
Portugal
June 10, 2001 · Theatrical
Romania
September 14, 2001 · Digital
South Korea
June 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
July 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 31, 2001 · Digital
United Kingdom
May 30, 2001 · Premiere · London, England
June 1, 2001 · Theatrical
December 3, 2001 · Physical · VHS / DVD
November 11, 2002 · Physical · DVD (Director's Cut)
May 10, 2006 · TV · BBC
March 19, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 2, 2008 · TV · BBC Three
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