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Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

20046.61h 29m

Overview

The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy.

Directed by Robert Harmon
Written by Lionel Chetwynd
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Top Cast

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

James Remar

James Remar

General Omar Bradley

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Walter Bedell 'Beetle' Smith

Gerald McRaney

Gerald McRaney

Lieutenant General George S. Patton

Ian Mune

Ian Mune

Winston Churchill

Bruce Phillips

Bruce Phillips

General Bernard Montgomery

John Bach

John Bach

Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory

Nick Blake

Nick Blake

Air Chef Marshall Tedder

Kevin J. Wilson

Kevin J. Wilson

RAdm. Bert Ramsay

Christopher James Baker

Christopher James Baker

Group Capt. Maj. James Stagg

Themes & Keywords

world war iid-dayeisenhowerwar

About Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Ike: Countdown to D-Day is a drama, war, history, tv movie film released in 2004 exploring themes of world war ii, d-day, eisenhower, war. Directed by Robert Harmon, it stars Tom Selleck, James Remar, Timothy Bottoms. The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy.

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