Ike(1979)
Overview
Made-for-TV biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
Gen. George S. Patton
Gen. Lucian Truscott
1st Sergeant
Gen. George C. Marshall
Kay Summersby
Admiral
Gen. 'Freddie' DeGuingand
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
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