Handlung
Washington, 1939. Mit einer Dechiffriermaschine entziffern die USA den japanischen Funk-Geheimcode. Oberst Bratton beklagt jedoch, dass die Kommandeure keinen Zugang zu dem Code haben. Obwohl es Anzeichen für einen bevorstehenden japanischen Angriff gibt, werden die Berichte nicht ernst genommen. Am 7. Dezember 1941 geschieht das Unfassbare: Die Japaner greifen den US-Stützpunkt Pearl Harbor an.
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Besetzung
Martin Balsam
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Sô Yamamura
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Jason Robards
General Walter C. Short
Joseph Cotten
Henry L. Stimson
Tatsuya Mihashi
Commander Minoru Genda
E.G. Marshall
Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
Takahiro Tamura
Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
James Whitmore
Admiral William F. Halsey
Dong Ye Ying Zhi Lang
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Wesley Addy
Lt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer
Dao Tian Zheng Wu
Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura
Frank Aletter
Lt. Commander Thomas
Qian Tian Shi Ye
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Leon Ames
Frank Knox
Yu Zuo Mei Chun
Admiral Zengo Yoshida
Richard Anderson
Captain John B. Earle
Bei Cun He Fu
Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
Keith Andes
General George C. Marshall
Edward Andrews
Admiral Harold R. Stark
Neville Brand
Lieutenant Harold Kaminsky
Leora Dana
Mrs. Kramer
Nei Tian Chao Xiong
General Hideki Tojo
George Macready
Cordell Hull
Norman Alden
Major Truman Landon
Walter Brooke
Captain Theodore Wilkinson
Rick Cooper
Lieutenant George Welch
Elven Havard
Mess Attendant 3rd Class Doris Miller
June Dayton
Miss Ray Cave
Jeff Donnell
Cornelia
Richard Erdman
Colonel Edward F. French
Jerry Fogel
Lt. Commander William Outerbridge
Zhong Cun Jun Yi
Kameto Kurojima
Carl Reindel
Lieutenant Kenneth Taylor
Edmon Ryan
Rear Admiral Bellinger
Shi Zhu Jiu Xiong
Saburo Kurusu
Teng Tian Jin
Rear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi
Jian Ming Fan Tai Lang
Adm. Koshiro Oikawa
Long Qi Yi Lang
Rear Adm. Ryunosuke Kusaka
Shi Chuan He Zi
Geisha in Kagoshima
Hank Jones
Davey - Student Pilot in Biplane
Karl Lukas
Capt. Harold C. Train - USS California
Ron Masak
Lt. Laurence Ruff - USS Nevada
Er Ben Liu Kuan
Rear Adm. Chuichi Hara
Xi Chuan Jun Fu
Lt. Cmdr. Shigeharu Murata
Toru Abe
Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)
Jie Chuan Bi Lu Zhi
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Koichi Kido (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Official (uncredited)
Wo Mei Qing
Cook #1 (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Official (uncredited)
Harold Conway
Eugene Dooman - US Embassy Counselor (uncredited)
Francis De Sales
Capt. Arthur H. McCollum (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Official (uncredited)
Glenn Dixon
Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
Dave Donnelly
Maj. Gordon A. Blake (uncredited)
James B. Douglas
French's Subordinate (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Col. Kendall J. Fielder (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
Official (uncredited)
Charles Gilbert
Lt. Col. William H. Murphy (uncredited)
Bang Tian Yin Yan
Admiral (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
Ye Shan Liang Er
Admiral (uncredited)
Andrew Hughes
Embassy Delegation Employee of Japan (uncredited)
Jing Chuan Bi Zuo Zhi
Lt. Mitsuo Matsuzaki (uncredited)
Alex Johnson
Army Officer (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Civilian Official Seated at Meeting Table (uncredited)
Berry Kroeger
U.S. Army General (uncredited)
Akira Kume
Katsuzo Okumura (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Official (uncredited)
Ken Lynch
Rear Adm. John H. Newton (uncredited)
Song Shan Ying Tai Lang
Cook #2 (uncredited)
Mitch Mitchell
Col. Walter C. Phillips (uncredited)
Hideo Murota
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Gang Qi Er Lang
Pilot (uncredited)
John Pedrini
Official (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni
Burning Sailor (uncredited)
Joe Pine
Official (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
Robert Shayne
Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
Edward Sheehan
Brig. Gen. Howard C. Davidson (uncredited)
Tommy Splittgerber
Ed Klein (uncredited)
G.D. Spradlin
Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Japanese Midget Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Larry Thor
Maj. Gen. Frederick L. Martin (uncredited)
George Tobias
Captain on Flight Line at Hickam Field (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
Bob Turnbull
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harlan Warde
Brig. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow (uncredited)
Meredith 'Tex' Weatherby
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew (uncredited)
David Westberg
Ens. Edgar M. Fair (uncredited)
Bruce Wilson
Pvt. Joseph Lockard (uncredited)
Bill Zuckert
Adm. James O. Richardson (uncredited)
Mike Daneen
Edward Crocker - US Embassy First Secretary (uncredited)
Ken Clayton
Official (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins
Falling Sailor / Burning Sailor (uncredited)
Lou Dyer
U.S. Navy Captain (uncredited)
Nelson Fair
Lt. Col. Carrol A. Powell - Radar Officer #1 (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
Multiple Characters (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Finnegan
Falling Sailor (uncredited)
Randall Duk Kim
Tadao - Japanese Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Dan Leegant
George Street - RCA Honolulu District Manager (uncredited)
Victor Paul
Burning Sailor (uncredited)