Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Theatrical - Wide 2001-05-21

Cast Ben Affleck Josh Hartnett Kate Beckinsale Ewen Bremner Alec Baldwin
Directed by Michael Bay
Written by Randall Wallace

Box Office Gross: $449,220,945

Running Time: 183 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Genres: Action History Romance War

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5/10

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The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately... See more put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan’s devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

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Posted 25 years ago

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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