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Ike: Countdown to D-Day

  • TV Movie
  • 2004
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.2K
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Tom Selleck in Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
Period DramaDramaHistoryWar

A dramatization of the 90 days leading up to Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and how General Dwight Eisenhower, against all odds, brilliantly orchestrated the most impor... Read allA dramatization of the 90 days leading up to Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and how General Dwight Eisenhower, against all odds, brilliantly orchestrated the most important military maneuver in modern history.A dramatization of the 90 days leading up to Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and how General Dwight Eisenhower, against all odds, brilliantly orchestrated the most important military maneuver in modern history.

  • Director
    • Robert Harmon
  • Writer
    • Lionel Chetwynd
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • James Remar
    • Timothy Bottoms
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Harmon
    • Writer
      • Lionel Chetwynd
    • Stars
      • Tom Selleck
      • James Remar
      • Timothy Bottoms
    • 60User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 10 nominations total

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    Top Cast28

    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Gen. Omar Bradley
    Timothy Bottoms
    Timothy Bottoms
    • Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith
    Ian Mune
    Ian Mune
    • Prime Minister Winston Churchill
    Bruce Phillips
    Bruce Phillips
    • Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery
    John Bach
    John Bach
    • Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
    Nick Blake
    • Air Marshal Arthur W. Tedder
    Kevin J. Wilson
    Kevin J. Wilson
    • RAdm. Bert Ramsay
    Gerald McRaney
    Gerald McRaney
    • Gen. George S. Patton
    Christopher James Baker
    Christopher James Baker
    • Group Cpt. Major James Stagg
    • (as Christopher Baker)
    George Shevtsov
    George Shevtsov
    • General Charles DeGaulle
    Gregor McLennan
    • Captain Chapman
    Paul Gittins
    Paul Gittins
    • Major General Henry Miller
    Bruce Hopkins
    Bruce Hopkins
    • U.S. Colonel at Savoy
    Catherine Boniface
    Catherine Boniface
    • Woman at Savoy
    Mick Rose
    Mick Rose
    • King George
    Carole Seay
    • Queen Elizabeth
    • (as Carol Seay)
    Paul Barrett
    • Major Wiatt
    • Director
      • Robert Harmon
    • Writer
      • Lionel Chetwynd
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    User reviews60

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Tom Selleck, a non-smoker, temporarily took up the habit to play Dwight Eisenhower, who was, according to Selleck in the DVD's bonus feature, a four-pack-a-day smoker at the time. In 1949, Eisenhower was advised by his doctor and friend, Howard Snyder, to cut down on the cigarettes to one pack per day. Eisenhower initially did so, but after a few days, he decided that counting cigarettes was worse than smoking and quit permanently in 1949. He never smoked again.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Eisenhower is holding the clip-board you can clearly see a laser scan bar code on the back.
    • Quotes
      • King George VI: I am impressed by the detail, the comprehensiveness of your planning. The expected losses, the sheer carnage...
      • Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower: I also ache at that thought, Your Majesty. I remember my first trip to Europe as a young man, and I felt blessed to be here, to see it, to touch the origins of my own country that I love so dearly. I hoped one day all young Americans will have the same opportunity. Now hundreds of thousands will, along with Britons, and Canadians and European Allies fighting to return home. This kind of visit isn't what I had in mind. But if they do not offer the sacrifice in blood now, we will all pay dearly with added gallons later. So if some must die, it is in a worthy cause.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 31, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ike: Thunder in June
    • Filming locations
      • Ardmore Airport, Ardmore, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • Lionel Chetwynd Productions
      • Stephanie Germain Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9

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