Social Entertainment / TV
Once an Eagle
DUTY. HONOR. COUNTRY.
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.
Seasons
- Miniseries — 7 episodes (December 2, 1976)
Cast
- Sam Elliott as Sam Damon
- Darleen Carr as Tommy Caldwell
- Glenn Ford as George Caldwell
- Ralph Bellamy as Ed Caldwell
- Dane Clark as Harry Sheppard
- Andrew Duggan as Gen. McKelvey
- John Saxon as Capt. Townshend
- Cliff Potts as Courtenay Massengale
- Amy Irving as Emily Pawlfrey Massengale
- Lynda Day George as Marge Krisler
- Kim Hunter as Kitty Damon
- Forrest Tucker as Col. Avery
Details
- First aired
- December 2, 1976
- Episodes
- 7
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- NBC
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 from 5 votes
Rate Once an Eagle out of five, keep it on your watch list, and read what other people are saying — including episode by episode.
Open in Social Entertainment