Ike (1979)
1 seasons · 3 episodes · 1h 37m· Drama,· War & Politics
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.
Year
1979
Country
US
Language
English
First aired
3 May 1979
TMDB
7.3 (3)
Created by Melville Shavelson
Seasons
Loading episodes…
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Lowell Thomas
Narrator (voice)
Robert Duvall
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lee Remick
Kay Summersby
Dana Andrews
Gen. George C. Marshall
J.D. Cannon
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Darren McGavin
Gen. George S. Patton
Wensley Pithey
Winston Churchill
Paul Gleason
Capt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee
Ian Richardson
FM Sir Bernard Montgomery
S
Stephen Roberts
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William Schallert
Gen. Mark Clark
Vincent Marzello
Mickey McKeogh
M
Major Wiley
Sgt. Moaney
Reviews
If you liked Ike, you might also like…
94% matchWar and Remembrance
1988
89% matchShōgun
1980
86% matchThe Pacific
2010
81% matchFosse/Verdon
2019
82% matchBand of Brothers
2001
76% matchThe White Princess
2017
72% matchMasters of the Air
2024
68% matchThe Hollow Crown
2012
65% matchI, Claudius
1976
60% matchThe White Queen
2013
60% matchShōgun
2024
60% matchTURN: Washington's Spies
2014
60% matchThe Survivors
2025
60% matchA Spy Among Friends
2022
60% matchNew Worlds
2014
60% matchExpats
2024
60% matchThe Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
2025
60% matchThe Terror: Devil in Silver
2026
60% matchThe New Edition Story
2017
60% matchAll the Light We Cannot See
2023
