Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Directed by Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda · 144 min · War, History, Drama
52.0 TOPICAL score · #1,783 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970, directed by Richard Fleischer and Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda) has a TOPICAL score of 52.0 - ranked 1,783 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on critics. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Critics: 55% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 46. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (634 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 42 languages.
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- Critics55% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 46
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (634 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 42 languages
- Still read29,203 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Martin Balsam (actor #119), Sō Yamamura, Jason Robards (actor #150), Joseph Cotten (actor #157)