December 7th (1943)

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View my bio on Blurt.media: https://blurt.media/c/classx December 7th (1943)

Rated: R
Genres: Documentary, Action, Drama, History, War
Stars: Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews

A Docudrama about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.

In the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, director Gregg Toland is tasked by producer John Ford, both now serving in the navy, to film a documentary about that infamous day. What Toland provided was an 82 minute documentary that featured not only the attack but focused heavily on the local Japanese population's supposedly large role as spies providing information to the homeland. Ford took over the direction of the film and the military eventually released a 34 minute version focusing on the attack. The longer version features Uncle Sam telling the audience how naive America was before Pearl Harbor with recreations of Japanese people collecting information in preparation for the attack. — garykmcd

Directors: John Ford, Gregg Toland
Writers: Budd Schulberg
Production companies: Navy Department, U.S. War Department
More info on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035790/


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