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Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

201998 min49 ratings

By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positioned off the coast of Midway, tasked with springing a trap on the enemy. During this pivotal battle, the two-man crew of a U.S. Navy dive bomber is forced to ditch in the sea. Set adrift, the men look towards their comrades for rescue; namely, the ragtag crew of a PBY Catalina, who are sent to search for survivors. Amid the vast openness of the Pacific, with days passing and the chance of rescue fading, the men are forced to face their own mortality.

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Synopsis

By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positioned off the coast of Midway, tasked with springing a trap on the enemy. During this pivotal battle, the two-man crew of a U.S. Navy dive bomber is forced to ditch in the sea. Set adrift, the men look towards their comrades for rescue; namely, the ragtag crew of a PBY Catalina, who are sent to search for survivors. Amid the vast openness of the Pacific, with days passing and the chance of rescue fading, the men are forced to face their own mortality.

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Cast

Directed by Mike Phillips

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Captain Miles Browning

Mendel Fogelman

Mendel Fogelman

Doc

Aidan Bristow

Aidan Bristow

Pags

James Austin Kerr

James Austin Kerr

Banks

JW

Jade Willey

Norman Vandiver

JE

John Enick

Lee Keaney

Byrne Offutt

Byrne Offutt

Captain Murray

PK

Paul Kennedy Jr.

Jackson

CR

Chris Roark

Ensign Ramsay

DG

Drew Garrett

Commander Wade McClusky

David Snyder

David Snyder

Thompson

Will Ropp

Will Ropp

Mansfield

Production

The details

Release

2019

Runtime

98 min

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