Ike

6.5
19791h 37m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Ike 1979 ABC Mini Series Promo

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 1979

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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1. Part 1

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2. Part 2

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3. Part 3

Cast

Photo of Lowell Thomas

Lowell Thomas

Narrator (voice)

Photo of Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Photo of Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Kay Summersby

Photo of Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Gen. George C. Marshall

Photo of J.D. Cannon

J.D. Cannon

Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Photo of Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

Gen. George S. Patton

Photo of Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Winston Churchill

Photo of Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

Capt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee

Photo of Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

FM Sir Bernard Montgomery

Photo of William Schallert

William Schallert

Gen. Mark Clark

Photo of Vincent Marzello

Vincent Marzello

Mickey McKeogh

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