Ike: Countdown to D-Day
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| Written by | Lionel Chetwynd |
| Directed by | Robert Harmon |
| Starring |
Tom Selleck James Remar Timothy Bottoms Gerald McRaney Ian Mune |
| Theme music composer | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Dennis A. Brown Paul Carran Lionel Chetwynd Tim Christenson David Craig |
| Cinematography | David Gribble |
| Editor(s) | Chris Peppe |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Distributor |
A&E Television Networks Sony Pictures Television |
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Ike: Countdown to D-Day is a 2004 American television film originally aired on the American television channel A&E, directed by Robert Harmon and written by Lionel Chetwynd. Countdown to D-Day was filmed entirely in New Zealand with the roles of British characters played by New Zealanders; the American roles were played by Americans.
Tom Selleck portrays General Dwight D. Eisenhower, US Army, popularly known by his nickname of "Ike". The film deals with the difficult decisions he made leading to up to D-Day, including dealing with the varied personalities of his command: Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, US Army (James Remar), Lieutenant General George S. Patton, US Army (Gerald McRaney), General Bernard Montgomery, British Army (Bruce Phillips) and General Charles de Gaulle, Free French (George Shevtsov).
The film does not have action sequences, focusing instead on the inner workings of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force that led to the successful D-Day invasion of World War II. Concentrating on decisions actually made by Eisenhower and the pressures brought to bear on him personally, it includes his personal relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Ian Mune) and his own Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, US Army (Timothy Bottoms).
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