The Battle of Midway (film)

For films with similar titles, see Battle of Midway (disambiguation).
The Battle of Midway
Directed byJohn Ford
Written byDudley Nichols
James Kevin McGuinness
Produced byJohn Ford
Narrated byDonald Crisp
Henry Fonda
Jane Darwell
CinematographyJohn Ford
Jack MacKenzie
Kenneth M. Pier
Edited byJohn Ford
Robert Parrish
Music byAlfred Newman
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 14, 1942 (1942-09-14)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American short documentary film directed, co-edited and produced by John Ford. It is a montage of color footage of the Battle of Midway with voiceovers of narrators, Donald Crisp, Henry Fonda, and Jane Darwell.

The 18-minute film was distributed by 20th Century Fox, and earned one of four inaugural Academy Awards for Best Documentary in 1942.

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