The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
Sound
Dive bombers screaming like mechanical banshees.
Visual Effects
CGI ships that almost justify the budget chaos.
Practical Effects
Real planes! Emmerich learned something from 1996.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Ed Skrein
Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best
Patrick Wilson
Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
Woody Harrelson
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Luke Evans
Commander Wade McClusky
Mandy Moore
Anne Best
Luke Kleintank
Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson
Dennis Quaid
Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Aaron Eckhart
Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
Keean Johnson
Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray
Nick Jonas
Bruno Gaido
Etsushi Toyokawa
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Tadanobu Asano
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Darren Criss
Commander Eugene Lindsey
Brandon Sklenar
George 'Tex' Gay
Jake Manley
Willie West
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Financiers pulled funding mid-shoot; Emmerich mortgaged his house to finish. The disaster king became his own disaster movie.
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