# Midway (1976)

> An all-star 1970s war epic turns the Battle of Midway into a codebreaking-driven clash of carriers, aircraft, and command decisions.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6404

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, History, War
- Director: Jack Smight
- Cast: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Robert Mitchum, Toshirō Mifune, Cliff Robertson
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074899/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: patriotic, tense, spectacle driven, classic war movie night, military history viewing

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