Movie · 1976
Midway
“The glory, the suspense, the spectacular drama of the men who won the most decisive naval battle in our history!”
Released 18 June 1976 132 min Action / Drama / History / War More from 1976 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Henry Fonda
as Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Glenn Ford
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Robert Mitchum
as Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Toshirō Mifune
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Yuki Shimoda
as Officer Aboard Carrier Hiryu
Dale Ishimoto
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Charlton Heston
as Capt. Matthew Garth
Cliff Robertson
as Cmdr. Jessop
Hal Holbrook
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Robert Webber
as Admiral Jack Fletcher
Biff McGuire
as Captain Miles Browning
Larry Pennell
as Captain Cyril Simard
Gregory Walcott
as Captain Elliott Buckmaster
James Coburn
as Capt. Vinton Maddox
James Shigeta
as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
Robert Wagner
as Lt.Cmdr. Blake
Christopher George
as Lieutenant Commander C. Wade McClusky
Dabney Coleman
as Captain Murray Arnold
Pat Morita
as Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
Glenn Corbett
as Lieutenant Commander John Waldron
Monte Markham
as Commander Max Leslie
Sab Shimono
as Lt. Tomonaga
John Bennett Perry
as ARM1c Walter G. Chochalousek
Edward Albert
as Lieutenant Tom Garth
FR·02
The numbers
46years between the oldest and youngest billed
71Henry Fonda — oldest on the call sheet
25Edward Albert — youngest billed
48average age of the credited cast