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Overview

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7.3/10   150 votes
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Writers:
Melville Shavelson (writer)
Kay Summersby (book)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 May 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | War more
Plot:
Made-for-TV biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
DuVall got it just right more

Cast

  (Series Credited cast)

Robert Duvall ... Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lee Remick ... Kay Summersby
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lloyd Alan ... 3rd Sergeant
Terence Alexander ... Gen. Arthur Tedder

Dana Andrews ... Gen. George C. Marshall
Jonathan Banks ... 1st Sergeant
Bonnie Bartlett ... Mamie Eisenhower
Whit Bissell ... Admiral
William Boyett ... Gen. Ward Hoffenberg

K Callan ... Mrs. Westerfield
J.D. Cannon ... Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Anne Clements ... Cockney Mum
Patrick Culliton ... Young Lieutenant
David de Keyser ... Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke

Vernon Dobtcheff ... Gen. Charles DeGaulle
Clifford Earl ... Mountbatten
Don Fellows ... Gen. Carl Spaatz
Paul Gleason ... Capt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee
Redmond Gleeson ... Riley
Charles H. Gray ... Gen. Lucian Truscott
Charles Gray ... Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand
Mitchell Group ... 2nd Sergeant

Richard Herd ... Gen. Omar Bradley
Lise Hilboldt ... Jean Dixon
Peter Hobbs ... Admiral
Robert James ... Capt. Burns
Clifton Jones ... Sgt. Hunt

James Keane ... Corporal
Ronald Leigh-Hunt ... Gen. Pagel
Laurence Luckinbill ... Maj. Rchard Arnold
Julia MacKenzie ... Sybil Bryan
Michael Malnick ... Gen. Strong
Maurice Marsac ... Gen. Henri Giraud
Vincent Marzello ... Mickey McKeogh
Francis Matthews ... Noel Coward

Darren McGavin ... Gen. George S. Patton
Richard McKenzie ... Col. Offenheim
Patricia Michael ... Gertrude Lawrence
Wensley Pithey ... Winston Churchill
Wolfgang Preiss ... Field Marshal Alfred Jodl
Ian Richardson ... Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery

Stephen Roberts ... President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William Schallert ... Gen. Mark Clark
Lowell Thomas ... Himself

Joe Unger ... Private
Major Wiley ... Sgt. Mooney
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:291 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Ike tells Kay that Roosevelt will let her into the US Army and still owe allegiance to a foreign flag, and says she's the first person in history to be allowed to do that. During the Civil War citizens from several countries came to the US to fight for both sides while still remaining citizens of their home countries. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Ike: The War Years (1978) (TV) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
DuVall got it just right, 3 September 2003
Author: WJurgens from Fountain HIlls Arizona

After haveing studied General/President Eisenhower for sometime in several venues, all I can say is that Robert DuVall played the part just right. During 4 hours of this film, Robert DuVall was Eisenhower.

I wish this title was available in some video format today, it is a tremendous look at the history of the ERA. The viewer must cut through the love story of Kay Summersby and Ike. Based on all accounts of those who were there, this was a completely one sided love affair. While Ike depended on Kay in many ways, there was no affair on his part.

Once past that, the history is right on point.

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