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The Winds of War

1983 · 1 season

A sweeping, stately historical epic that moves deliberately through gathering catastrophe, mixing family drama with documentary gravity.

Created by
Dan Curtis
Genres
War & politics, Drama
Tagline
The first theatrical motion picture made for television
Overview
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.
How it feels
Earnest, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
War, family, politics, power
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Dan Curtis
Genres
War & politics, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
war & politics, drama
Created by
Dan Curtis
Written by
Herman Wouk
Starring
Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, Polly Bergen, Lisa Eilbacher, David Dukes, Chaim Topol
Music
Bob Cobert
Cinematography
Charles Correll
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 93 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America, Yugoslavia, Austria, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English

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