A group of eager young Navy pilots become frustrated when their superiors enact a non-combat strategy against the Japanese. To make matters worse, the pilots must answer to a rigid, unyielding commander (Ameche). Against all odds, the men fly into action in the decisive Battle of Midway. Nominated for a 1944 Best Original Screenplay Oscar, this stunning war drama uses actual combat footage to tell its engrossing story.
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Henry Hathaway's well-regarded World War 2 drama is set on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific. As the US pilots struggle to play their part in the war and the death toll rises, they begin to doubt their tough flight officer (Don Ameche) but when the battle tide turns they realise he was right all along. Noted for its well-qualified cast and unsentimental direction, the film combines wartime footage and studio set-pieces to recreate the battle action.
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