This moment-by-moment account of the Pearl Harbor calamity has its eye on the military-diplomatic snafus, but it keeps a leveler head and a stiffer upper lip than does the Catch 22 type of mud-slinger. The Washington, D.C. scenes revolving around handsome, top-secret leather valises, harried phone calls, and wee-hour taxi rides, are the most appealing pieces of this oversized war movie. The Day of Infamy bombing lasts as long as any pyromaniac could wish. Directed by Richard Fleischer, numerous second-unit aides, and three different Japanese for the subtitled sequences. Which probably accounts for the erratic visual quality. (1970) — Duncan Shepherd
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