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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 12
Rotten:5
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 25 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A Japanese-American co-production, director Richard Fleischer (SOYLENT GREEN) and two Japanese directors put together this ultrarealistic account of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as presented from the perspectives of both nations, as... A Japanese-American co-production, director Richard Fleischer (SOYLENT GREEN) and two Japanese directors put together this ultrarealistic account of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as presented from the perspectives of both nations, as diplomatic tensions rise between the two countries. While the Japanese military plans its attack on American military installations, the American forces nearly stumble into a much greater calamity due to a series of errors and mistakes. As the two sides plunge closer to war, the tension escalates until the final, spectacular air raid, the most realistic ever filmed. This ITA award winner has a fabulous cast, including Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, James Whitmore, and E.G. Marshall. [More]
Starring: Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, Jason Robards
Starring: Martin Balsam, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, Jason Robards, Ned Wertimer, Joseph Cotten, Sô Yamamura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tono, Koreya Senda
Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda
Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda
Screenwriter: Larry Forrester, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima
Producer: Elmo Williams
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
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Release:
Nov 2, 1999
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Single Side - Dual Layer
- Widescreen - 2.35:1
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 4.1 - English
- Dolby Surround - English
- Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French
- THX Mastered Audio
Additional Release Material:
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
Reviews for Tora! Tora! Tora!
Works well as a history lesson, and the recreation of the 12/7/41 attack is spectacular, but the film is much less effective on a character level.
Gives the viewer a true sense of the frightening chaos felt at the time.
The air strike and bombing look remarkably real, and we realize that the filmmakers are not relying on any CGI for these shots.
The characters are merely devices to spout textbook material, facts, and figures.
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