Ike (1979)

6.8/10 • 360 min • Drama History War TV Movie

Overview

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.

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

William Schallert

Gen. Mark Clark

Wolfgang Preiss

FM Alfred Jodl

Bonnie Bartlett

Mamie Eisenhower

Charles H. Gray

Gen. Lucian Truscott

Lowell Thomas

Self

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

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