Overview
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
Director and cast
- Ed Skrein as Lieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best
- Patrick Wilson as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
- Woody Harrelson as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
- Luke Evans as Commander Wade McClusky
- Mandy Moore as Anne Best
- Luke Kleintank as Lieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson
- Dennis Quaid as Vice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
- Aaron Eckhart as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
- Keean Johnson as Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray
- Nick Jonas as Bruno Gaido
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