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Ike: The War Years

  • 1979
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Ike: The War Years (1979)
BiographyDramaWar

Dramatization of the World War II years of Dwight D. Eisenhower.Dramatization of the World War II years of Dwight D. Eisenhower.Dramatization of the World War II years of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  • Directors
    • Boris Sagal
    • Melville Shavelson
  • Writer
    • Melville Shavelson
  • Stars
    • Robert Duvall
    • Lee Remick
    • Dana Andrews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    216
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Boris Sagal
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writer
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Stars
      • Robert Duvall
      • Lee Remick
      • Dana Andrews
    • 4User reviews
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    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • General Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Lee Remick
    Lee Remick
    • Kay Summersby
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • General George C. Marshall
    J.D. Cannon
    J.D. Cannon
    • General Walter Bedell Smith
    Paul Gleason
    Paul Gleason
    • Captain Ernest 'Tex' Lee
    Laurence Luckinbill
    Laurence Luckinbill
    • Major Richard Arnold
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • Gen. George S. Patton
    Wensley Pithey
    • Winston Churchill
    Ian Richardson
    Ian Richardson
    • Field Marshall Sir Bernard Montgomery
    Steven Roberts
    • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    William Schallert
    William Schallert
    • General Mark Clark
    Bonnie Bartlett
    Bonnie Bartlett
    • Mamie Eisenhower
    K Callan
    K Callan
    • Mrs. Westerfield
    Richard Herd
    Richard Herd
    • General Omar N. Bradley
    • (as Richard T. Herd)
    Joe Altieri
    • Band Master
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Parsons
    Chris Parsons
    • American Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Boris Sagal
      • Melville Shavelson
    • Writer
      • Melville Shavelson
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    • Goofs
      By the time of the German surrender, Kay Summersby (portrayed by Lee Remick) had been promoted from U.S. Army First Lieutenant to U.S. Army Captain. This was not acknowledged in dialogue nor indicated as a visual cue by a change of rank insignia on Summersby's uniform.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 3, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 将軍アイク
    • Production company
      • ABC Circle Films
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    Tech specs

    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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