The Winds of War 1983
Created by Dan Curtis
- War & Politics, Drama
- 93 min episodes
- 1 season
- 7 episodes
- Ended
- NR
The first theatrical motion picture made for television
Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.
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- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Robert MitchumVictor 'Pug' Henry
- Ali MacGrawNatalie Jastrow
- Jan-Michael VincentByron Henry
- John HousemanAaron Jastrow
- Polly BergenRhoda Henry
- Lisa EilbacherMadeline Henry
- David DukesLeslie Slote
- Chaim TopolBerel Jastrow
- Ben MurphyWarren Henry
- Peter GravesPalmer 'Fred' Kirby
Crew
- Dan CurtisCreator
- Herman WoukNovel
- Charles CorrellDirector of Photography
- Bob CobertOriginal Music Composer
- John F. BurnettEditor
- Bernard GribbleEditor
- Dan CurtisProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries7 eps · 1983
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