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Once an Eagle - Miniseries

"DUTY. HONOR. COUNTRY."

Once An Eagle is a 1976 nine-hour American television mini-series directed by Richard Michaels and E.W. Swackhamer. The picture was written by Peter S. Fischer and based on the 1968 Anton Myrer novel of the same name. The first and last installments of the seven-part series were each two-hour broadcasts, while the interim episodes were 60 minutes. The mini-series concerns the thirty year careers of two military men, from the outbreak of World War I to the aftermath of World War II.

Top Cast

  • Sam Elliott

    Sam Elliott

    Sam Damon

  • Darleen Carr

    Darleen Carr

    Tommy Caldwell

  • Glenn Ford

    Glenn Ford

    George Caldwell

  • Ralph Bellamy

    Ralph Bellamy

    Ed Caldwell

  • Dane Clark

    Dane Clark

    Harry Sheppard

  • Andrew Duggan

    Andrew Duggan

    Gen. McKelvey

  • John Saxon

    John Saxon

    Capt. Townshend

  • Cliff Potts

    Cliff Potts

    Courtenay Massengale

  • Amy Irving

    Amy Irving

    Emily Pawlfrey Massengale

Overview

Once An Eagle is a 1976 nine-hour American television mini-series directed by Richard Michaels and E.W. Swackhamer. The picture was written by Peter S. Fischer and based on the 1968 Anton Myrer novel of the same name. The first and last installments of the seven-part series were each two-hour broadcasts, while the interim episodes were 60 minutes. The mini-series concerns the thirty year careers of two military men, from the outbreak of World War I to the aftermath of World War II.

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