Pearl Harbor

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100

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/25/2001

DVD Release Date:

12/04/2001

Run Time:

183min.

Starring:

Ben Affleck , Josh Hartnett , Kate Beckinsale , Cuba Gooding, Jr. , Tom Sizemore

Director(s):

Michael Bay

Distributor(s):

Buena Vista

MPAA Rating:

PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language.

Genre(s):

Action,Drama

Plot: At the time of its release, this lavish period war drama from hyperkinetic director Michael Bay became the most expensive motion picture ever green-lighted by a studio. Read More

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