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December 7th

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5.7/10 • 23

1943-03-010h 32m

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"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.

Directors
Gregg Toland, John Ford
Writters
Budd Schulberg
Editors
Robert Parrish

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  1. Walter Huston

    Walter Huston

    Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

  2. Harry Davenport

    Harry Davenport

    Mr. 'C'

  3. Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

  4. Paul Hurst

    Paul Hurst

    World War I Ghost Soldier

  5. George O’Brien

    George O’Brien

    Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

  6. James Kevin McGuinness

    James Kevin McGuinness

    Narrator (voice)

  7. Philip Ahn

    Philip Ahn

    Shinto Priest (uncredited)

  8. Addie Allen

    Addie Allen

    Self (uncredited)

  9. Ralph Byrd

    Ralph Byrd

    Reporter (uncredited)

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talisencrw

Jul 16, 2016

8/10

This was solid. Recently I have taken an interest in both the propaganda films and wartime documentaries of World War II from both sides. I especially wanted to see this, since I love Ford's 'They Were Expendable' so much. Definitely worth the effort to find if you have a similar inclination for the material. I have always wondered if a truly 'objective', 'unbiased' documentary can be made. Simply the decisions a director makes in what to capture and what not to makes such a gesture impossible, doesn't it? I especially feel this is the case when it comes to nationalistic documents, such as this. I have NO idea what its competition was, but this deservedly won Ford an Oscar for Best Documentary: Short Subject--this was a fine work he was well to be proud of.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
pearl harbor