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Ike: The War Years

Eisenhower's World War II journey is brought to life in this dramatic retelling of his military years, exploring his leadership and strategic decisions that shaped the war's outcome.

Main Cast

Robert Duvall Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Lee Remick Kay Summersby

Dana Andrews Gen. George C. Marshall

J.D. Cannon Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Paul Gleason Gen. Ernest "Tex" Lee

Laurence Luckinbill Maj. Richard Arnold

Darren McGavin Gen. George S. Patton

Wensley Pithey Winston Churchill

Ian Richardson FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts Franklin Delano Roosevelt

William Schallert Gen. Mark Clark

Wolfgang Preiss FM Alfred Jodl

Bonnie Bartlett Mamie Eisenhower

Charles H. Gray Gen. Lucian Truscott

Vernon Dobtcheff Gen. Charles DeGaulle

Richard Herd Gen. Omar N. Bradley

K Callan Mrs. Westerfield

Terence Alexander Gen. Arthur Tedder

Charles Gray Gen. "Freddie" de Guingand

Clifton Jones Sgt. Hunt

Michael Malnick

Michael Malnick Gen. Strong

Vincent Marzello Mickey McKeogh

Francis Matthews Noel Coward

Jonathan Banks 1st Sergeant

William Boyett Gen. Ward Hoffenberg

Patrick Culliton Young Lieutenant

David de Keyser FM Sir Alan Booke

Clifford Earl Lord Mountbatten

Don Fellows Gen. Carl Spaatz

Mitchell Group

Mitchell Group 2nd Sergeant

Lise Hilboldt Jean Dixon

Peter Hobbs Admiral with Pointer

Ronald Leigh-Hunt Gen. Pagel

James Keane Corporal

Julia McKenzie Sybil Bryan

Richard McKenzie Col. Offenheim

Maurice Marsac Gen. Henri Giraud

Joe Unger Private

Lloyd Alan

Lloyd Alan 3rd Sergeant

Redmond Gleeson Riley

Robert James Capt. Burns

Joe Altieri

Joe Altieri Band Master

William Glover

William Glover British War Correspondent

Appearances

Creators

Boris Sagal Director

Melville Shavelson Director, Writer

Info about Ike: The War Years

Studio(s): ABC Circle Films

Originally Released: United States, May 03, 1979

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres:Drama, Biography, War