''Ike'', also known as ''Ike: The War Years'', is a 1979
television
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miniseries
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about the life of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...
, mostly focusing on his time as Supreme Commander in Europe during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The
screenplay
''ScreenPlay'' is a television drama anthology series broadcast on BBC2 between 9 July 1986 and 27 October 1993.
Background
After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, fe ...
, written by
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson (April 1, 1917 – August 8, 2007) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He was President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) from 1969 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and 1985 to 1987.
Biog ...
, was based on
Kay Summersby
Kathleen Helen Summersby (née MacCarthy-Morrogh; 23 November 1908 – 20 January 1975), known as Kay Summersby, was a member of the British Mechanised Transport Corps during World War II, who served as a chauffeur and later as persona ...
's 1948 memoir ''Eisenhower Was My Boss'' and her 1975 autobiography, ''Past Forgetting: My Love Affair''.
Directed by
Boris Sagal
Boris Sagal (October 18, 1923 – May 22, 1981) was an American television and film director.
Early life and career
Born in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR (now known as Dnipro, Ukraine) to a Ukrainian-Jewish family, Sagal immigrated to the United ...
and
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson (April 1, 1917 – August 8, 2007) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He was President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) from 1969 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and 1985 to 1987.
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, the production starred
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Gold ...
as Eisenhower and
Lee Remick
Lee Ann Remick (December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film '' Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), and for the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress in ...
as Kay Summersby.
Film editor
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The film edit ...
s
John Woodcock and
Bill Lenny won an
Eddie Award
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for their work and the series garnered five
Emmy Award
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nominations.
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1970s American television miniseries
Television series produced at Pinewood Studios
Television series set in the 1940s
American World War II films
Cultural depictions of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cultural depictions of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cultural depictions of George S. Patton
Cultural depictions of Charles de Gaulle
Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill
Films directed by Boris Sagal
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