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== Movie Summary == | == Movie Summary == | ||
* ''Released: May 31, 2004 (USA)'' | |||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
* This is 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. The film recounts many of the trials and tribulation Ike had to face, not the least of which were the many prima donnas surrounding him (Patton, Montgomery and especially de Gaulle) and the need for tact and diplomacy to bring all sides together for what would be the largest amphibious assault ever attempted. | |||
== [[:Category:Actors|Alum Actors]] == | == [[:Category:Actors|Alum Actors]] == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401504/ ''Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' on IMDB] | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401504/ ''Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' on IMDB] | ||
* [http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/31065-ike-countdown-to-d-day ''Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' on The Movie Database] | |||
== Additional Pictures (YH Alum Actors) == | == Additional Pictures (YH Alum Actors) == | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 13 December 2012
Movie Summary
- Released: May 31, 2004 (USA)
- 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.
- This is 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. The film recounts many of the trials and tribulation Ike had to face, not the least of which were the many prima donnas surrounding him (Patton, Montgomery and especially de Gaulle) and the need for tact and diplomacy to bring all sides together for what would be the largest amphibious assault ever attempted.
Alum Actors
- Bruce Hopkins plays U.S. Colonel at Savoy
- Carol Seay plays Queen Elizabeth
- David Mackie plays Projector Sergeant
- John Bach plays Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Non-YH Alum Crossactors
- None at this time.
Links
Additional Pictures (YH Alum Actors)
- None at this time. (Why not add some?)
Additional Pictures (Non-YH Alum Actors)
- None at this time. (Why not add some?)
