Once an Eagle

The story

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.

Cast

S Sam ElliottSam Damon D Darleen CarrTommy Caldwell G Glenn FordGeorge Caldwell R Ralph BellamyEd Caldwell D Dane ClarkHarry Sheppard A Andrew DugganGen. McKelvey J John SaxonCapt. Townshend C Cliff PottsCourtenay Massengale A Amy IrvingEmily Pawlfrey Massengale L Lynda Day GeorgeMarge Krisler K Kim HunterKitty Damon F Forrest TuckerCol. Avery

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C Clu GulagerAlvin Merrick J James CromwellJ.L. Cleghorne J Juliet MillsJoyce D David WayneCol. Terwilliger A Anthony ZerbeDavid Shifkin P Phyllis ThaxterAlma Caldwell R Ron MasakMaynard Lambert W William WindomGen. Duke Pulleyne K Kent SmithGen. Jacklyn A Albert SalmiSenator Bert McConnadin B Barry SullivanGen. Bannerman M Melanie GriffithJinny Massengale R Robert HoganBen Krisler K Kario SalemJoe Brand A Andrew StevensDonny Damon K Kip NivenRyetower D David HuddlestonEarl Preis J Jane MerrowHallie Burns J Jane ElliotCheryl Logan A Andrew RobinsonReb Reyburne H Harriet NelsonHarriet Nelson J James ShigetaLin Tso-Han P Patti D'ArbanvilleMichele S Shelley MorrisonBordello Madam B Ben PiazzaCapt. Jerome G George WynerDr. McCabe H Hayden RorkePaul Sinclair M Marc McClureRed C Clint Ritchie1st M.P. R Randall CarverLee McConnadin G Gary GrimesJack Devlin B Brett WilliamsCollege Student & Wrestler (uncredited) F Frank FarmerBadger