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Midway (1976 film) Quotes

Midway (1976 film) is a television show that debuted in 1970 . Midway ended its run in 1970.

It features Walter Mirisch as producer, John Williams in charge of musical score, and Harry Stradling Jr. as head of cinematography.

Midway (1976 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Midway (1976 film) is 131 minutes long. Midway (1976 film) is distributed by Universal Studios.

The cast includes: James Shigeta as Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo, Cliff Robertson as Cmdr. Carl Jessop, Henry Fonda as Admiral Nimitz, Robert Mitchum as Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr., Kevin Dobson as Ensign George Gay, Glenn Corbett as Lieutenant Commander John Waldron, Robert Wagner as Lieutenant Commander Ernest L. Blake, and James Coburn as Captain Vinton Maddox.

Midway (1976 film) Quotes

Henry Fonda as Admiral Nimitz

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Kevin Dobson as Ensign George Gay

  • (Kevin Dobson) "Red Fox Leader from Kit 3. Red Fox Leader from Kit 3. Skipper? Either my compass is all fouled up or we're not headed two-four-zero."
  • (Glenn Corbett) "There's nothing out there but empty ocean. I know where the Japs'll be, Mister Gay."
  • (Kevin Dobson) "Think you might let us in on it, sir?"
  • (Glenn Corbett) "I figure they moved since we launched. East, heading out, away from Midway. OUT."
  • (Kevin Dobson) "Roger."
  • (Unnamed) "What good's our orders if the skipper's gonna lead us off on his own? I don't like it, sir."
  • (Kevin Dobson) "Huntington, now you take it easy, y'hear? If anybody can find the Zekes, Waldron can. He's part Sioux Indian, for Christ's sake."

Robert Mitchum as Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

  • (Robert Mitchum) "You once told me, 'When you're in command -- command.'"
  • (RAdm. Raymond A. Spruance) "I just want to thank you for recommending me to take your task force to sea. Now I have a question for you- Did that itch go to your head ?"
  • (Robert Mitchum) "Stop underestimating yourself, Ray. Any Skipper who could keep his cruisers and destroyers alongside of my carriers, from one end of the Pacific to the other, is definitely the man for the job."
  • (RAdm. Raymond A. Spruance) "You and I are uh- aw, Bill, we're kind of different. Do you think I can pull it off the same way you could have?"
  • (Robert Mitchum) "I can only tell you this Ray- You play it the way you feel it, not the way you think I'd play it. You go to sea, you find Yamamoto, and chew his ass. Now, that's all there is to it."

Cliff Robertson as Cmdr. Carl Jessop

  • (Cliff Robertson) ""Wait and see." 1919, the Marines were practicing dive-bombing off of Hati, right? "Well, premature, better wait and see." Well, we waited and the Germans showed us in '37 in Madrid."
  • (Unnamed) "You mean like at Pearl Harbor, Commander?"
  • (Cliff Robertson) "Pearl Harbor? s***, in '32 and '33, Jack O'Clark's squadrons proved that Pearl Harbor could be attacked successfully from the air, and Admiral Logan Ramsey said, predicted, it would happen, in detail."
  • (Unnamed) "And when was that?"
  • (Cliff Robertson) "1937, pal. "Wait and see." We waited. December 7, we saw."

James Coburn as Captain Vinton Maddox

  • (James Coburn) "Admiral, these enemy radio intercepts that your intelligence unit has been accumulating --"
  • (Henry Fonda) "Very detailed, aren't they?"
  • (James Coburn) "Too damned detailed, Admiral. Do you remember what happened just before December 7th?"
  • (Henry Fonda) "The Japanese flooded the airwaves with fake messages."
  • (James Coburn) "Yes. These could be carbon copies. Washington's convinced that Yamamoto's feeding this stuff to you in order to cover his real intentions."
  • (Henry Fonda) "Very definite possibility."
  • (James Coburn) "Well then, sir, how can you still insist --"
  • (Henry Fonda) "Because it is my judgement that this information is factual. I'm convinced Yamamoto's target is Midway."
  • (James Coburn) "If you're wrong, Admiral, if you send our carriers into a Japanese ambush, the entire west coast and Hawaiian islands will be wide open for invasion."
  • (Henry Fonda) "I'm fully aware of that, Captain. You're saying the safe play is to defend the home folks first."
  • (James Coburn) "With respects, Admiral, it's the smart play."
  • (Henry Fonda) "Captain, if we surprise the enemy, catch him where he doesn't think we'll be, we can drive him back 3000 miles. And keep him pinned 'til we're ready to take him on his own front yard."
  • (James Coburn) "Sir, my instructions were to convey Washington's deep concern for the safety of the west coast and the Hawaiian islands. That is, if --"
  • (Henry Fonda) "Captain Maddox, is Washington ordering me to defend against an attack here or the west coast?"
  • (James Coburn) "No, sir. My orders were simply to consult. No, sir, I have no such orders for you."
  • (Henry Fonda) "Commander Blake, declare a state of fleet-opposed invasion. Target -- Midway Island. Issue the order immediately."
  • (Robert Wagner) "Aye, aye, sir."

James Shigeta as Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo

  • (James Shigeta) "They sacrifice themselves like samurai, these Americans."

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