Should you watch The Battle of Midway?
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The Battle of Midway
Documentary · 1942
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.
The sides of The Battle of Midway
- John Ford filming under Japanese bombs
- Midway atoll in June 1942
- Color footage from the Pacific war
The Battle of Midway is good for you if…
- you want a real battle filmed by someone who was there.
- you like wartime footage shot in color in 1942.
- you want something short. It runs eighteen minutes.
The Battle of Midway is bad for you if…
- you find 1940s war footage dated.
- you roll your eyes at patriotic wartime narration.
About: duty · courage · propaganda
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