The Winds of War (1983)

Directed by

Dan Curtis

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series tracks two American families whose lives become entangled with the major events of World War II. It mixes fictional character stories with documentary segments that explain the war's key figures and battles.

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What happens

The Winds of War is a 1983 American war drama television miniseries, based on the 1971 novel of the same name written by Herman Wouk. It was produced and directed by Dan Curtis, while Wouk adapted his own novel to screen. Like the novel, the series follows the lives of the fictional Henry and Jastrow families as they intersect with the major global events of the early years of World War II. The series also includes segments of documentary footage, narrated by William Woodson, to explain major events and important characters. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, Polly Bergen, Chaim Topol, Peter Graves, Jeremy Kemp, Victoria Tennant, and Ralph Bellamy. The series was aired in seven installments between February 6 and February 13, 1983 on ABC. With 140 million viewers of part or all of Winds of War, it was the most-watched miniseries at that time. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards (out of thirteen nominations) and was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Miniseries or Television Film. The success of The Winds of War spawned a 1988 sequel miniseries, War and Remembrance, also based on a novel written by Wouk and also directed and produced by Curtis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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