Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Seen it?2004 | 89 min | Drama, War, History, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Born on the Fourth of July or The Deer Hunter, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Harmon
- Tom SelleckGeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower
- James RemarGeneral Omar Bradley
- Timothy BottomsWalter Bedell 'Beetle' Smith
- Gerald McRaneyLieutenant General George S. Patton
- Ian MuneWinston Churchill
- Bruce PhillipsGeneral Bernard Montgomery
- John BachAir Marshal Leigh-Mallory
- Nick BlakeAir Chef Marshall Tedder
- Kevin J. WilsonRAdm. Bert Ramsay
- Christopher James BakerGroup Capt. Maj. James Stagg