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The Resource Midway, Universal ; Mirisch Corporation presents ; a Walter Mirisch production ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Jack Smight, (videorecording)

Midway, Universal ; Mirisch Corporation presents ; a Walter Mirisch production ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Jack Smight, (videorecording)

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Summary
"This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle of the Pacific, at Midway Island. While fictional, the film uses a great deal of documentary footage of the actual battle, featuring hundreds of ships of all sizes, from patrol boats to battleships and multiple carriers with hundreds of aircraft. US forces get wind of an imminent Japanese action and tries to sort fact from fiction, while the Japanese plan and execute their own attack plans. An epic on a grand scale that incorporates a huge cast, the film emphasizes the sheer scale of battles fought in the Pacific theater, which even when victorious, cost hundreds of lives
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Collector's ed. ; widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (132 minutes)
Note
Special features: Featurettes: The Making of "Midway" (39 min.); The Score of "Midway" (6 min.); Sensurround: The Sounds of "Midway" (4 min.); Scenes shot for the TV version (11 min.); "They Were There" hosted by Charlton Heston (7 min.); Photograph montage [slide show] (3 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast and filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text feature]; DVD-ROM features ; DVD Newsletter [text feature]
Contents
  • Main titles
  • Something's stirring
  • Tom's surprise
  • Hot information
  • An enemy ruse?
  • Haruko
  • Nimitz's team
  • Kissing the enemy
  • Air search
  • First wave
  • Attack on Midway Island
  • Americans attack
  • Air strike
  • Bandits
  • Japanese strike back
  • Victory
  • Crash landing
  • End titles
Isbn
9780783255156
Instance
Label
Midway
Title
Midway
Statement of responsibility
Universal ; Mirisch Corporation presents ; a Walter Mirisch production ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Jack Smight
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Contributor
Actor
Composer
Director
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle of the Pacific, at Midway Island. While fictional, the film uses a great deal of documentary footage of the actual battle, featuring hundreds of ships of all sizes, from patrol boats to battleships and multiple carriers with hundreds of aircraft. US forces get wind of an imminent Japanese action and tries to sort fact from fiction, while the Japanese plan and execute their own attack plans. An epic on a grand scale that incorporates a huge cast, the film emphasizes the sheer scale of battles fought in the Pacific theater, which even when victorious, cost hundreds of lives
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Cataloging source
IHZ
Characteristic
videorecording
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Midway (Motion picture : 1976)
Credits note
Director of photography, Harry Stradling Jr. ; film editors, Robert Swink, Frank J. Urioste ; art director, Walter Tyler ; music, John Williams ; technical advisor, Vice Admiral Bernard M. Strean
Date time place
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA Rating: Rated PG, some material my not be suitable for children
Language note
In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with optional English captions; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997.M5365
LC item number
M5 2001
PerformerNote
Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, Cliff Robertson, Robert Wagner, Robert Webber, Ed Nelson, James Shigeta, Christina Kokubo, Monte Markham, Biff McGuire, Christopher George, Kevin Dobson, Glenn Corbett, Gregory Walcott, Edward Albert, Pat Morita, John Fujioka, Dale Ishimoto, Dabney Coleman, Erik Estrada, Ken Pennell, Clyde Kusatsu, Phillip R. Allen, Tom Selleck, Sab Shimono, Conrad Yama, Robert Ito, Yuki Shimoda, Seth Sakai, Kurt Grayson, Aflie Wise, Beeson Carroll, John Bennett Perry, Steve Kanaly, Kip Niven, Dennis Rucker, Michael Richardson, James Ingersoll
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  • Mirisch, Walter
  • Sanford, Donald S.
  • Smight, Jack
  • Heston, Charlton
  • Fonda, Henry
  • Coburn, James
  • Ford, Glenn
  • Holbrook, Hal
  • Mitchum, Robert
  • Robertson, Cliff
  • Wagner, Robert
  • Webber, Robert
  • Nelson, Ed
  • Shigeta, James
  • Kokubo, Christina
  • Markham, Monte
  • McGuire, Biff
  • George, Christopher
  • Dobson, Kevin
  • Corbett, Glenn
  • Walcott, Gregory
  • Albert, Edward
  • Morita, Pat
  • Fujioka, John
  • Ishimoto, Dale
  • Coleman, Dabney
  • Estrada, Erik
  • Pennell, Ken
  • Kasatsu, Clyde
  • Allen, Phillip R.
  • Selleck, Tom
  • Shimono, Sab
  • Yama, Conrad
  • Ito, Robert
  • Shimoda, Yuki
  • Sakai, Seth
  • Grayson, Kurt
  • Wise, Alfie
  • Carroll, Beeson
  • Perry, John Bennett
  • Kanaly, Steve
  • Niven, Kip
  • Rucker, Dennis
  • Richardson, Michael
  • Ingersoll, James
  • Williams, John
  • Mirisch Corporation
  • Universal Pictures (Firm)
Runtime
132
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  • Midway, Battle of (1942)
  • World War (1939-1945)
  • Midway, Battle of, 1942
  • World War, 1939-1945
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Midway, Universal ; Mirisch Corporation presents ; a Walter Mirisch production ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Jack Smight, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Special features: Featurettes: The Making of "Midway" (39 min.); The Score of "Midway" (6 min.); Sensurround: The Sounds of "Midway" (4 min.); Scenes shot for the TV version (11 min.); "They Were There" hosted by Charlton Heston (7 min.); Photograph montage [slide show] (3 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast and filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text feature]; DVD-ROM features ; DVD Newsletter [text feature]
Bar code
  • 31223136105492
  • 31223136105468
  • 31223136105476
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Main titles -- Something's stirring -- Tom's surprise -- Hot information -- An enemy ruse? -- Haruko -- Nimitz's team -- Kissing the enemy -- Air search -- First wave -- Attack on Midway Island -- Americans attack -- Air strike -- Bandits -- Japanese strike back -- Victory -- Crash landing -- End titles
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Collector's ed. ; widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (132 minutes)
Isbn
9780783255156
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192122026
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
21220
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)48364969
System details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 1.1 mono.; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Midway, Universal ; Mirisch Corporation presents ; a Walter Mirisch production ; written by Donald S. Sanford ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Jack Smight, (videorecording)
Publication
Copyright
Note
Special features: Featurettes: The Making of "Midway" (39 min.); The Score of "Midway" (6 min.); Sensurround: The Sounds of "Midway" (4 min.); Scenes shot for the TV version (11 min.); "They Were There" hosted by Charlton Heston (7 min.); Photograph montage [slide show] (3 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast and filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text feature]; DVD-ROM features ; DVD Newsletter [text feature]
Bar code
  • 31223136105492
  • 31223136105468
  • 31223136105476
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Main titles -- Something's stirring -- Tom's surprise -- Hot information -- An enemy ruse? -- Haruko -- Nimitz's team -- Kissing the enemy -- Air search -- First wave -- Attack on Midway Island -- Americans attack -- Air strike -- Bandits -- Japanese strike back -- Victory -- Crash landing -- End titles
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Collector's ed. ; widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (132 minutes)
Isbn
9780783255156
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192122026
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
21220
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)48364969
System details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 1.1 mono.; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1
Video recording format
DVD

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