The Winds of War (1983)

02/06/1983 (US) • 1h 33m

War & Politics, Drama

The first theatrical motion picture made for television

Overview

Set 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.

Top Billed Cast

Robert Mitchum

Victor 'Pug' Henry

7 Episodes

Ali MacGraw

Natalie Jastrow

7 Episodes

Jan-Michael Vincent

Byron Henry

7 Episodes

John Houseman

Aaron Jastrow

7 Episodes

Polly Bergen

Rhoda Henry

7 Episodes

Lisa Eilbacher

Madeline Henry

7 Episodes

David Dukes

Leslie Slote

7 Episodes

Chaim Topol

Berel Jastrow

7 Episodes

Ben Murphy

Warren Henry

7 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1983 | 7 Episodes

Season 1 of The Winds of War premiered on February 6, 1983.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

based on novel or book

world war ii

franklin delano roosevelt

miniseries

family saga

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