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31 May 2004 (USA) morePlot:
IKE: COUNTDOWN TO D-DAY depicts the tense 90 days leading up to the D-Day invasion and how Dwight Eisenhower, against all odds, brilliantly orchestrated the most important military maneuver in modern history. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Selleck | ... | Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| James Remar | ... | Gen. Omar Bradley | |
| Timothy Bottoms | ... | Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith | |
| Gerald McRaney | ... | Lt. Gen. George S. Patton | |
| Ian Mune | ... | Prime Minister Winston Churchill | |
| Bruce Phillips | ... | Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery | |
| John Bach | ... | Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory | |
| Nick Blake | ... | Air Marshal Arthur W. Tedder | |
| Kevin J. Wilson | ... | RAdm. Bert Ramsay | |
| Christopher Baker | ... | Group Capt. Maj. James Stagg | |
| George Shevtsov | ... | Gen. Charles DeGaulle | |
| Gregor McLennan | ... | Capt. Chapman | |
| Paul Gittins | ... | Maj. Gen. Henry Miller | |
| Craig Hall | ... | Cpl. William Hayes | |
| Stephen Brunton | ... | Cpl. William Younger |
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Tom Selleck, a non-smoker, temporarily took up the habit to play Dwight Eisenhower, who was, according to Selleck in the DVD's bonus feature, a four-pack-a-day smoker at the time. In 1949, Eisenhower was advised by his doctor and friend, Howard Snyder, to cut down on the cigarettes to one pack per day. Eisenhower initially did so, but after a few days, he decided that counting cigarettes was worse than smoking and quit permanently in 1949. He never smoked again. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene where Eisenhower is holding the clip-board you can clearly see a laser scan bar code on the back. moreQuotes:
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Dearest Mimi…Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower: …at last the days grow longer and we will soon be in it, I face that with neither dread nor joy. How I wish this cruel business of war could be completed quickly. It leaves me heart sick to think of sending so many young men against Hitler's Atlantic wall...
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This was a very good movie to watch on memorial day. Tom Selleck does a wonderful job as Eisenhower. The movie takes place mostly in a headquarters setting in england just before D-DAY. I am a big fan of Tom Selleck , but even I have "type casted" him as Magnum PI. Well let me tell you , he breaks that type cast, with a wonderful performance. Really really showed a warm and kind side to the Supreme Allied Commander. Especially good movie in our times of a war with Iraq. It makes you wish we had leaders like this today. This is not a gore movie. This is not saving private ryan, it is a movie about big decisions and small decisions and how those choice affect everyone. From a manager perspective, it is a great manager movie. I wish I had a boss like IKE.