Watch Pearl Harbor: The Real Story (2001) : Full Movie Online Free Step back in time to December 7, 1941, when the Japanese struck the United States convoy stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Through actual footage and interviews with more than 60 survivors of World War II's most unforgettable event, this film recounts the tragic events of that fateful day. Also, take a tour of Pearl Harbor's many museums and memorials and what's left of the buildings and ships that somehow escaped destruction.