The Winds of War (1983)
Starring Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent
Directed by None
The Winds of War is a 1983 miniseries that follows the book of the same name by Herman Wouk. Just as in the book, in addition to the lives of the Henry and Jastrow families, much time in the miniseries is devoted to the major global events of this period. Adolf Hitler and the German military staff with the fictitious general von Roon as a major character is a prominent subplot of the miniseries. Winds of War also includes segments of documentary footage narrated by William Woodson to explain major events and important characters.
According to the DVD-featurette 'From Novel to Television,' The Winds of War became a smashing television success, and a US national television event as never seen before. It was followed by a sequel War and Remembrance in 1988, also directed by Dan Curtis.
TV show
Rating: 7.5
 
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,War & Politics
Keywords: based on novel or book,world war ii,franklin delano roosevelt,miniseries,family saga
Cast
Victor 'Pug' Henry
Natalie Jastrow
Byron Henry
Aaron Jastrow
Rhoda Henry
Madeline Henry
Leslie Slote
Berel Jastrow
Warren Henry
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
Brigadier General Armin Von Roon
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Pamela Tudsbury
Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch
Narrator
Adolf Hitler
Eleanor Roosevelt
Adm. William Standley
Hermann Göring
Colonel General Franz Halder
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Field Marshal Alfred Jodl
Winston Churchill
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ludwig Rosenthal