Pearl (1978)

Directed by

Hy Averback

Genre

war & politics, drama

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A television miniseries that follows a large ensemble of characters in Hawaii during the months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It shows their personal lives and relationships as tensions build toward the infamous day.

historicaldramatictensesoapystar-studdedromanticpatrioticslow-building

What happens

Pearl is a 1978 American television miniseries about events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, written by Stirling Silliphant. It starred a large cast, notably Dennis Weaver, Tiana Alexandra, Robert Wagner, Angie Dickinson, Brian Dennehy, Lesley Ann Warren, Gregg Henry, Max Gail, Richard Anderson, Marion Ross, Audra Lindley, Char Fontane, Katherine Helmond and Adam Arkin. The miniseries aired in three installments on ABC on November 16, 17 and 19, 1978. All three parts were among the top ten most watched prime time shows of the week, with the series watched all or in part by about 80 million people. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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