Ike

tv show

poster for Ike

3 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired May 03, 1979

Overview

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.

Origin Country

United States

Original Language

English

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production Companies

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    ABC Circle Films

    United States

Networks

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    ABC

    United States

Cast

Crew