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Documentary | Short | History | War more
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"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships... more | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. more
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Walter Huston | ... | Uncle Sam 'U.S.' |
 | Harry Davenport | ... | Mr. 'C' |
 | Dana Andrews | ... | Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor |
| Paul Hurst | ... | World War I Ghost Soldier |
| George O'Brien | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| James Kevin McGuinness | ... | Narrator (voice) (as James K. McGuiness) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Addie Allen | ... | Herself |
| James E. Kelley | ... | Himself |
| Mrs. James E. Kelley | ... | Herself |
| Mrs. William J. Leight | ... | Herself |
| William J. Leight | ... | Himself |
| Henry L. Rosenthal | ... | Himself |
| Mrs. Henry L. Rosenthal | ... | Herself |
| Mrs. William H. Schick | ... | Herself |
| William H. Schick | ... | Himself |
| Mrs. Stephen Szabo | ... | Herself |
| Stephen Szabo | ... | Himself |
| Jesus A. Tafoya | ... | Himself |
| Mrs. Jesus A. Tafoya | ... | Herself |
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December 7, 1941 (USA) (working title)
December 7th: The Movie (USA) (video title (restored version))
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USA:82 min (restored version) | USA:20 min (war workers' version) | USA:20 min (Academy Award version) | USA:34 min (original theatrical version)
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20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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The Japanese planes attacking Pearl Harbor were US "Dauntless" bombers. more
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Featured in John Ford Goes to War (2002) more
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Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful) more
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December 7th, 1941 (1943)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
John Ford's highly entertaining recreation of Pearl Harbor and the events after it certainly deserved the Academy Award win it received for Best Documentary Short. The film mixes recreated scenes very well with actual footage and I'd go as far to say that the battle scenes (done with models) are among the best from any war film of the period. The version I watched was the original, 34-minute theatrical version.
All of Ford's WW2 shorts are worth seeking out as well as the film's done by Frank Capra during this period.