Call to Glory
tv show
22 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired August 13, 1984
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Overview
Call to Glory is an American drama series created by Ronald M. Cohen, and starring Craig T. Nelson as USAF Colonel Raynor Sarnac and his family as they navigated the political tensions and military duties of the early 1960s. Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the two-part pilot aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During production, the plot came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's isolation from civilization. The series, set near Edwards Air Force Base, blended historical events with the challenges of military family life, featuring themes of duty, family relationships, and the looming Vietnam War.
Cast
Craig T. Nelson
as
Col. Raynor Sarnac
Cindy Pickett
as
Vanessa Sarnac
Elisabeth Shue
as
Jackie Sarnac
Gabriel Damon
as
R. H. Sarnac
Keenan Wynn
as
Carl Sarnac
Tom O'Brien
as
Patrick Thomas
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David Hollander
as
Wesley Sarnac
David Lain Baker
as
Airman Tom Bonelli
Priscilla Pointer
as
Lillie
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Woody Eney
as
Josh Farrell
Kathleen Lloyd
as
Elly Thomas
Barry Corbin
as
Mr. Hunter
Crew
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Chuck Arnold
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Director of Photography
Ernest Pintoff
as
Director
Jon Avnet
as
Director
Bill Duke
as
Director
Martin Davidson
as
Director
Richard Compton
as
Director
Thomas Carter
as
Director
Kevin Connor
as
Director
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Rick Hauser
as
Director
Georg Stanford Brown
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Director
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Gilbert Moses
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Director
Peter Werner
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Director