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Ike: Countdown to D-Day

2004 · 89 min

A tense, talky procedural that makes the weight of command palpable through quiet conversations and looming deadlines.

Overview
The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • power
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • guilt
Places
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war, history, tv movie
Directed by
Robert Harmon
Written by
Lionel Chetwynd
Starring
Tom Selleck, James Remar, Timothy Bottoms, Gerald McRaney, Ian Mune, Bruce Phillips, John Bach, Nick Blake
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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