The Battle of Midway

United States, 1942

Film
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Episode number 8 of Series “Why we fight”.
John Ford’s Academy Award winning documentary filmed during the Battle of Midway. Narration combines with visuals of the naval air battle, hospitalization of the injured and burial services in a patriotic tribute to the people from the United States battling the Japanese. Suitable for Tertiary level students.

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Credits

director

John Ford

production company

United States. Dept. of the Navy

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1942

Appears in

Why we fight

Group of items

Why we fight

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507190

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1795389

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