Pearl Harbor

  • Theatrical - Wide 2001-05-25
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Synopsis

On a sleepy Sunday morning in December, as children played and families prayed, squadrons of Japanese warplanes screamed across the skies of a Hawaiian paradise and launched a surprise attack on the U.S. armed forces at Pearl Harbor. The infamous day that jolted America from peaceful isolationism to total war and altered the course of world history is relived in this epic tale of patriotism, passion and romance from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, producer/director Michael Bay and screenwriter Randall Wallace.

“Pearl Harbor” focuses on the life-changing events surrounding December 7, 1941, and the war’s devastating impact on two daring young pilots (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) and a beautiful, dedicated nurse (Kate Beckinsale). It is a tale of catastrophic defeat, heroic victory, personal courage and overwhelming love set against a stunning backdrop of spectacular wartime action.

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Pearl Harbor

Review Date: Director: Michael Bay Writer: Randall Wallace Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer Actors: Ben Affleck as Rafe McCawley, Josh Hartnett as Danny Walker, Kate Beckinsale as Evelyn Johnson Plot: Two best friends turned fighter pilots are put right into the action...

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