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Ike
Miniseries · Ended

Ike

19791 season3 episodes97 min★ 7.3 (3 votes)
DramaWar & PoliticsABC

Ike, also known as Ike: The War Years, is a 1979 television miniseries about the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The screenplay by Melville Shavelson is based on Kay Summersby's 1948 memoir Eisenhower Was My Boss and her 1975 autobiography, Past Forgetting: My Love Affair. The series aired from May 3–6, 1979 on ABC. During World War II, General Dwight D. 'Ike' Eisenhower serves as supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe. On a personal level, he has an extramarital affair with his driver Kay Summersby.

Created by Melville Shavelson

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries1979 · 3 episodes

Cast

Lowell ThomasLowell ThomasNarrator (voice) · 3 ep.Robert DuvallRobert DuvallGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower · 3 ep.Lee RemickLee RemickKay Summersby · 3 ep.Dana AndrewsDana AndrewsGen. George C. Marshall · 3 ep.J.D. CannonJ.D. CannonGen. Walter Bedell Smith · 3 ep.Darren McGavinDarren McGavinGen. George S. Patton · 3 ep.Wensley PitheyWensley PitheyWinston Churchill · 3 ep.Paul GleasonPaul GleasonCapt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee · 3 ep.Ian RichardsonIan RichardsonFM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 3 ep.SStephen RobertsPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt · 3 ep.William SchallertWilliam SchallertGen. Mark Clark · 3 ep.Vincent MarzelloVincent MarzelloMickey McKeogh · 3 ep.MMajor WileySgt. Moaney · 3 ep.Bonnie BartlettBonnie BartlettMary 'Mamie' Eisenhower (née Doud) · 2 ep.Vernon DobtcheffVernon DobtcheffGen. Charles DeGaulle · 2 ep.Richard HerdRichard HerdGen. Omar Bradley · 2 ep.David de KeyserDavid de KeyserFM Sir Alan Brooke · 2 ep.Francis MatthewsFrancis MatthewsNoël Coward · 2 ep.PPatricia MichaelGertrude Lawrence · 2 ep.Clifton JonesClifton JonesSgt. Hunt · 2 ep.Charles H. GrayCharles H. GrayGen. Lucian Truscott · 1 ep.William BoyettWilliam BoyettGen. Ward Hoffenberg · 1 ep.Don FellowsDon FellowsGen. Carl Spaatz · 1 ep.Ronald Leigh-HuntRonald Leigh-HuntGen. Pagel · 1 ep.Julia McKenzieJulia McKenzieSibyl Bryan · 1 ep.Richard McKenzieRichard McKenzieCol. Offenheim · 1 ep.Maurice MarsacMaurice MarsacGen. Henri Giraud · 1 ep.Robert JamesRobert JamesCapt. Burns · 1 ep.Martin JarvisMartin JarvisKing George VI · 1 ep.Redmond GleesonRedmond GleesonRiley · 1 ep.Mark KingstonMark KingstonAir Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory · 1 ep.Charles GrayCharles GrayGen. 'Freddie' de Guingand · 1 ep.Terence AlexanderTerence AlexanderGen. Arthur Tedder · 1 ep.MMichael MalnickGen. Strong · 1 ep.K CallanK CallanMrs. Wetserfield · 1 ep.Laurence LuckinbillLaurence LuckinbillMaj. Richard Arnold · 1 ep.Jonathan BanksJonathan BanksSergeant · 1 ep.MMitchell GroupSergeant · 1 ep.LLloyd AlanSergeant · 1 ep.Patrick CullitonPatrick CullitonYoung Lieutenant · 1 ep.Clifford EarlClifford EarlLord Mountbatten · 1 ep.Lise HilboldtLise HilboldtJean Dixon · 1 ep.James KeaneJames KeaneCorporal · 1 ep.Joe UngerJoe UngerPrivate · 1 ep.Whit BissellWhit BissellAdmiral · 1 ep.Peter HobbsPeter HobbsAdmiral with pointer · 1 ep.AAnne ClementsCockney Mum · 1 ep.Richard SandersRichard SandersCorrespondent · 1 ep.PPaul NapierCorrespondent · 1 ep.Wolfgang PreissWolfgang PreissGen. Alfred Jodl · 1 ep.Tony ClarkinTony ClarkinUS Sergeant (uncredited) · 3 ep.

Crew

Directing
Boris Sagal (Director), Melville Shavelson (Director)
Production
Louis Rudolph (Executive Producer), Bill McCutchen (Producer), Melville Shavelson (Executive Producer), Lynn Stalmaster (Casting Director)
Sound
Fred Karlin (Original Music Composer)
Editing
John Woodcock (Editor), Bill Lenny (Editor), Paul Dixon (Editor), Kent Schafer (Editor)
Art
Ward Preston (Art Direction), Peter Murton (Art Direction)

Trailer

Known as

Ike, l'épopée d'un héros French · FR
艾克：战争岁月 Mandarin · CN

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