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Poster of Once an Eagle

Once an Eagle

1 Seasons-7 Episodes
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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.

Directed by E.W. Swackhamer Richard Michaels

Writers Peter S. Fischer

Stars Sam Elliott Darleen Carr Glenn Ford

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Cast

Sam Elliott's picture in the cast

Sam Elliott

Sam Damon
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Darleen Carr

Tommy Caldwell
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Glenn Ford

George Caldwell
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Ralph Bellamy

Ed Caldwell
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Dane Clark

Harry Sheppard
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Andrew Duggan

Gen. McKelvey
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John Saxon

Capt. Townshend
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Cliff Potts

Courtenay Massengale
Amy Irving's picture in the cast

Amy Irving

Emily Pawlfrey Massengale
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Lynda Day George

Marge Krisler
Kim Hunter's picture in the cast

Kim Hunter

Kitty Damon
Forrest Tucker's picture in the cast

Forrest Tucker

Col. Avery

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