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Tora! Tora! Tora!

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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

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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:

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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.

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Roger Ebert
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Told from both sides, and certainly better than "Pearl Harbor."

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10/15/04
Steve Crum
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Gives the viewer a true sense of the frightening chaos felt at the time.

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11/14/03
Carol Cling
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Stodgy, but more edifying and entertaining than 'Pearl Harbor.'

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02/24/02
James Berardinelli
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The air strike and bombing look remarkably real, and we realize that the filmmakers are not relying on any CGI for these shots.

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The characters are merely devices to spout textbook material, facts, and figures.

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05/31/01
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