It's 18 minutes and in color. Legendary director John Ford was on Midway filming for the military when the base was attacked by the Japanese. It starts with a peaceful portrait of a Pacific island. The action happens in two stages. First there is the attack on the island itself and then second is the aircraft carriers. There are some iconic scenes especially in the island attack. He does return to the anti-aircraft position one too many times. I don't know that guy's name but he and his moustache has plenty of screen time. There is one emotional scene of the flag raising. It is expert filmmaking squeezing every ounce of patriotism from the audience. There are a few oddities. Ford is using God Save the King as the closing theme which is certainly odd. Claiming that the Japanese is liberating birds is a little silly for the seriousness of the subject matter. Overall, this is a film of pure propaganda value and great action news filmmaking.
Review of The Battle of Midway
