TV series
Ike
1979, English, on ABC. Created by Melville Shavelson.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 97 min
- Status
- Ended in 1979
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Latest episode
S1 E3: Part 3
Aired 6 May 1979
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Melville ShavelsonCreator
- Lowell ThomasNarrator (voice) · 3 ep
- Robert DuvallGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower · 3 ep
- Lee RemickKay Summersby · 3 ep
- Dana AndrewsGen. George C. Marshall · 3 ep
- J.D. CannonGen. Walter Bedell Smith · 3 ep
- Darren McGavinGen. George S. Patton · 3 ep
- Wensley PitheyWinston Churchill · 3 ep
- Paul GleasonCapt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee · 3 ep
- Ian RichardsonFM Sir Bernard Montgomery · 3 ep
- Stephen RobertsPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt · 3 ep
- William SchallertGen. Mark Clark · 3 ep
- Vincent MarzelloMickey McKeogh · 3 ep
Details
- First aired
- 3 May 1979
- Last aired
- 6 May 1979
- Network
- ABC
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Miniseries
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How many seasons of Ike are there?
Ike has 1 season and 3 episodes, about 97 minutes each.
Is Ike finished?
Yes. Ike ended in 1979, so you can watch the whole story.
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What shows are like Ike?
If you liked Ike, try War and Remembrance, Shōgun, New Worlds.
Who created Ike?
Ike was created by Melville Shavelson and stars Lowell Thomas, Robert Duvall, Lee Remick.