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Ike
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Ike (1979) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ike (1979) — a TV series tagged as Drama and War & Politics with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. … Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 1 season.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ike 73% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this TV series.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 1979-05-03
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 40158
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What is Ike about?
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 Eisenhowe... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How many seasons of Ike are there?
There are currently 1 seasons of Ike documented in the community database.
Cast & crew
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Cast

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
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Stephen Roberts
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

William Schallert
Gen. Mark Clark

Vincent Marzello
Mickey McKeogh
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Major Wiley
Sgt. Moaney
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