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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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Release Date:
23 September 1970 (USA)
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Tagline:
The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor. more
Plot:
A dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 7 nominations
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(5 articles)
Veteran Director Richard Fleischer Dead at 89
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 March 2006)
Filmmaker Richard Fleischer Dies
(From WENN. 27 March 2006)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 March 2006)
Filmmaker Richard Fleischer Dies
(From WENN. 27 March 2006)
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Excellent, if not one of the best documentary style movies of all time, as told from both sides, of the event that plunged the United States into the Second World War.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Martin Balsam | ... | Admiral Kimmel | |
| Sô Yamamura | ... | Admiral Yamamoto (as Soh Yamamura) | |
| Joseph Cotten | ... | Henry Stimson | |
| Tatsuya Mihashi | ... | Commander Genda | |
| E.G. Marshall | ... | Lt. Colonel Bratton | |
| James Whitmore | ... | Admiral Halsey | |
| Takahiro Tamura | ... | Lt. Commander Fuchida | |
| Eijirô Tôno | ... | Admiral Nagumo (as Eijiro Tono) | |
| Jason Robards | ... | General Short | |
| Wesley Addy | ... | Lt. Commander Kramer | |
| Shogo Shimada | ... | Ambassador Nomura | |
| Frank Aletter | ... | Lt. Commander Thomas | |
| Koreya Senda | ... | Prince Konoye | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Frank Knox | |
| Junya Usami | ... | Admiral Yoshida |
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Also Known As:
Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Australia)
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Runtime:
144 min
Color:
Color (as De Luxe)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:12 |
New Zealand:PG |
Brazil:Livre |
Australia:G (DVD rating) |
Australia:PG (cable rating) |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:16 (1972) |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
Taiwan:GP |
UK:U |
USA:G |
West Germany:16 (f)
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Trivia:
Of all the time and money spent by Akira Kurosawa, less than one minute of the film he shot is in the final release version.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: In a scene where Yamamuro is discussing the attack of Pearl Harbor, the bars on his uniform were like the American commanders uniforms. Japanese Commanders wore round medals instead of bars.
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Quotes:
Air traffic controller:
Tower to B-17, there's a Jap on your tail. Juice yer engines and get outta here!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Magnum, P.I.: Torah, Torah, Torah (#5.21)" (1985)
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Soundtrack:
The Star-Spangled Banner
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This movie reigns supreme over it's 2001 version Pearl Harbor which is really a fictional love story confined within a true conflict. Tora Tora Tora is based on actual events leading up to this avoidable tragedy, notably the bureaucratic bungling and complacency from the top down which allowed the Japanese attack to succeed.
Throughout this well done production, the story in true chronological sequence shifts between the two opposing sides with full subtitles giving the role played by each leading actor.
The viewer is given a clear concise unfolding of events with the part of the code-breakers importantly emphasized.
The attack is quite breathtaking in parts with several scenes closely resembling or being actual footage taken.
Ironically the breaking of the Japanese naval code by U.S. Intelligence gave the Americans every opportunity to correctly contemplate the next move of their adversary, but a desire for utmost secrecy by the Roosevelt Administration and the top brass of the Navy and Army restricted the transmission of clear and proper communications necessary for the Pearl Harbor commanders, Admiral Kimmel and General Short to make sound objective judgments regarding their respective commands.
Both men were treated shabbily by their superiors in the aftermath of the attack, were relieved of their command, and for decades thereafter had to endure the shame and responsibility placed on them in allowing this occurrence to happen.
This movie does a lot to exonerate them from their part in this terrible disaster.
P.S. I had the great honor of meeting bugler Richard Fiske personally, (USS West Virginia) with a colleague of mine when we visited Pearl Harbor in March 1997, (plus autograph),and had our photo taken with him. It is one of my enduring photos of this great sailor who gave his time unselfishly as a volunteer survivor, at the base, to give two second generation Australians the respect of knowing that we met a man who belonged to a nation which contributed to the success of winning the Pacific War.