Скачать или смотреть The Battle Of Midway. 1942. John Ford. Restored to 4K.

Inspired by the up upcoming TFA game by Microprose (Task Force Admiral)
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I have spend some time to restore the ww2 documentary The Battle Of Midway, by Hollywood director John Ford. Due to the file size of the film being restored to 4K, i had to compress it a bit before uploading, losing slightly on the quality. The original work copy was 6 Gb. Also ! The aspect ratio has been changed, to preserve the full wiev in 16:9.

Original film : US National Archives
The movie won the 1942 Oscar Academy Award for Best Documentary.

When the United States Navy sent director John Ford to Midway Island in 1942, he believed that the military wanted him to make a documentary on life at a small, isolated military base, and filmed casual footage of the sailors and marines there working and having fun. Two days before the battle, he learned that the Japanese planned to attack the base and that it was preparing to defend itself. Ford's handheld, 16mm footage of the battle was captured totally impromptu. He had been in transit on the island, roused from his bunk by the sounds of the battle, and started filming.

Ford was wounded by enemy fire while filming the battle. Acclaimed as a hero when he returned home because of the footage and the minor wound, Ford decades later incorrectly claimed to Peter Bogdanovich that he was the only cameraman; however, Jack Mackenzie Jr. and Kenneth Pier assisted Ford in filming.