Tora! Tora! Tora!
Seen it?1970 | 144 min | War, History, Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It won an Oscar and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (55% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Hacksaw Ridge or The Thin Red Line, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated G, but peril.
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Best Visual Effects. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$37 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 188K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer
- Martin BalsamAdmiral Husband E. Kimmel
- So YamamuraAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto
- Jason RobardsGeneral Walter C. Short
- Joseph CottenHenry L. Stimson
- Tatsuya MihashiCommander Minoru Genda
- E.G. MarshallColonel Rufus S. Bratton
- Takahiro TamuraLt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
- James WhitmoreAdmiral William F. Halsey
- Eijirō TōnoAdmiral Chuici Nagumo
- Wesley AddyLt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer