Movie: National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

Top 10 Billed Cast

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote

Himself - Narrator

Yuji Akamatsu
Yuji Akamatsu

Himself - Veteran

Bob Ballard
Bob Ballard

Himself - Undersea Explorer

Richard Halsey Best
Richard Halsey Best

Himself - Veteran

Lloyd Childers
Lloyd Childers

Himself - Veteran

Harry Ferrier
Harry Ferrier

Himself - Veteran

Piers Gibbon
Piers Gibbon

Narrator (Himself)

Bill Surgi
Bill Surgi

Himself - Veteran

Haruo Yoshino
Haruo Yoshino

Himself - Veteran

John Ford
John Ford

Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)

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