The Winds of War

“The first theatrical motion picture made for television”

19831h 33m / epWar & Politics · Drama

First aired

February 6, 1983

7.3

TMDB Score

73% match · 47 votes

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S01 · E06

The Changing of the Guard

Miniseries · Feb 11, 1983 · 2h 27m

With the Lend-Lease Act about to be passed, Roosevelt asks Henry to lead an informal escort of 70 merchant ships delivering much needed supplies to England. They're banking on the fact that the German U-Boats won't fire on neutral U.S. warships. After the mission, Roosevelt promises Henry command of a battleship. First, however, he must go to Moscow where he is reunited with Pamela. Rhoda goes on a week's holiday with Palmer. When the Henrys are invited to the White House for dinner, Byron asks the President for help in resolving Aaron Jastrow's passport difficulties. He also goes to Pearl Harbor where he's reunited with Warren and Madeline. Roosevelt and Churchill meet at Placentia Bay in Newfoundland. The Germans attack Russia and send them reeling as they push them further east.

About the Series

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War & PoliticsDrama

Synopsis

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.

CreatorDan Curtis

First aired
February 6, 1983
Last aired
February 13, 1983
Seasons
1 season · 7 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
ABC

Top Billed Cast

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Victor 'Pug' Henry

Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw

Natalie Jastrow

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Byron Henry

John Houseman

John Houseman

Aaron Jastrow

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Rhoda Henry

Lisa Eilbacher

Lisa Eilbacher

Madeline Henry

David Dukes

David Dukes

Leslie Slote

Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Berel Jastrow

Ben Murphy

Ben Murphy

Warren Henry

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Palmer 'Fred' Kirby

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Armin Von Roon

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Pamela Tudsbury

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Walther von Brauchitsch

William Woodson

William Woodson

Narrator (voice)

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