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Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-05-27
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Time: 1h 29m
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Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unresolved mysteries surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Oceanographer Robert Ballard dives deep into the waters of the harbor to find the remains of a Japanese sub and closely examine the famous wreckage of the USS Arizona. This footage is mixed with interviews with survivors of the attack.
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Movie: Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
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Tom Brokaw
himself
Stephen E. Ambrose
Himself
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage)
Isoroku Yamamoto
Self (archive footage)
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Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unresolved mysteries surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Oceanographer Robert Ballard dives deep into the waters of the harbor to find the remains of a Japanese sub and closely examine the famous wreckage of the USS Arizona. This footage is mixed with interviews with survivors of the attack.
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2001-05-27
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