Midway
“The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!”
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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Cast
47 people
Charlton Heston
Capt. Matthew Garth
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Ben-Hur
Henry Fonda
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
James Coburn
Capt. Vinton Maddox
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
The Nutty Professor
Glenn Ford
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Known for
The Big Heat
Superman
Hal Holbrook
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Known for
Creepshow
Into the Wild
Robert Mitchum
Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Toshirō Mifune
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Cliff Robertson
Cmdr. Jessop
Known for
Spider-Man
Three Days of the Condor
Robert Wagner
Lt.Cmdr. Blake
Known for
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
What Happened to Monday
Robert Webber
Admiral Jack Fletcher
Known for
12 Angry Men
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
James Shigeta
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
Known for
Die Hard
Mulan
Pat Morita
Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
Known for
The Karate Kid
Mulan
Jack Smight Director · Donald S. Sanford Screenplay John Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $100M · Budget $4M · United States release June 18, 1976
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$100,000,000
Gross vs. budget
25.0×
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 18, 1976
Theatrical
United States · June 18, 1976
Theatrical
Australia
September 18, 1976 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1977 · Theatrical
December 14, 2000 · Physical · DVD
May 14, 2001 · TV · Televisão
April 2, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Canada
August 5, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
September 22, 1977 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 4, 1976 · Theatrical
Finland
January 28, 1977 · Theatrical
France
February 15, 1977 · Theatrical
April 10, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
September 10, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
October 7, 1976 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 14, 1976 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 1, 1976 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 18, 1977 · Theatrical
Japan
July 3, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 2, 1977 · Theatrical
February 15, 2003 · TV · V8
April 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
July 8, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Norway
March 29, 1977 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 29, 1976 · Theatrical
Poland
May 1, 1979 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 27, 1979 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 25, 1977 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 1, 1977 · Theatrical
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