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Once an Eagle

1976–1977 · 1 season

A sweeping, earnest chronicle of duty and rivalry across decades, moving at a stately pace with a heavy emotional weight.

Created by
E.W. Swackhamer, Richard Michaels
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sam Elliott, Darleen Carr, Glenn Ford
Tagline
DUTY. HONOR. COUNTRY.
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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Created by
E.W. Swackhamer, Richard Michaels
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sam Elliott, Darleen Carr, Glenn Ford
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
E.W. Swackhamer, Richard Michaels
Written by
Peter S. Fischer
Starring
Sam Elliott, Darleen Carr, Glenn Ford, Ralph Bellamy, Dane Clark, Andrew Duggan, John Saxon, Cliff Potts
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 60 min each
Network
NBC
Languages
English

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