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They Were There

Name: They Were There
Genre: Documentary, Short
Duration: 6 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Charlton Heston, George H. Gay Jr., Maxwell Leslie, Joseph Rochefort

IMDb ID: tt0474957 · Rating: 5.9 (26 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Short

Preview of the upcoming film Midway (1976), featuring three surviving American veterans of the battle itself - two pilots and the intelligence officer who identified the location of the Japanese objective.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: Midway: Original Featurette (DVD box title)
United States: They Were There
United States: They Were There, Hosted by Charlton Heston (DVD menu title)
World-wide: They Were There! (English, alternative spelling)
They Were There!Runtime6 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbehind the scenes
making of
battle of midway
war veteran
aircraft carrierProduction CompaniesUniversal StudiosIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0474957/Updated At2025-09-25T11:13:23

Stars

Charlton Heston
George H. Gay Jr.
Maxwell Leslie
Joseph Rochefort

Directors

Robert Faber

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Charlton Heston | Character: Self - Presenter
Actor: George H. Gay Jr. | Character: Self
Actor: Maxwell Leslie | Character: Self
Actor: Joseph Rochefort | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Robert Faber | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Robert Faber | Role: Producer

[Editing Group]
Name: Verna MacCurran | Role: Editor

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0474957/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: 1976 (limited)
United States: October 30, 2001 (DVD)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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