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Ike (1979)

1979-05-03 · 1h 37m · EN
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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.

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Boris SagalDirectorMelville ShavelsonDirector, Writer

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Lowell ThomasLowell ThomasNarrator (voice)Robert DuvallRobert DuvallGen. Dwight D. EisenhowerLee RemickLee RemickKay SummersbyDana AndrewsDana AndrewsGen. George C. MarshallJ.D. CannonJ.D. CannonGen. Walter Bedell SmithDarren McGavinDarren McGavinGen. George S. PattonWensley PitheyWensley PitheyWinston ChurchillPaul GleasonPaul GleasonCapt. Ernest 'Tex' LeeIan RichardsonIan RichardsonFM Sir Bernard MontgomeryStephen RobertsStephen RobertsPresident Franklin Delano RooseveltWilliam SchallertWilliam SchallertGen. Mark ClarkVincent MarzelloVincent MarzelloMickey McKeogh

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Genre affinityDrama · War PoliticsDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar PoliticsDirector preference215006 · 308374Actor preference1548375 · 54212 · 160593Country preferenceUs

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What is Ike about?

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.

How long is Ike?

Ike has a runtime of 97 minutes.