The Winds of War 41 years old
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.
Credits
Chaim Topol
Berel Jastrow
Ben Murphy
Warren Henry
Peter Graves
Palmer 'Fred' Kirby
David Dukes
Leslie Slote
Ralph Bellamy
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chaim Topol He was 47 , now 89 years old | as Berel Jastrow |
| Ben Murphy He was 40 , now 82 years old | as Warren Henry |
| Peter Graves He was 56 , 83 years old when he died | as Palmer 'Fred' Kirby |
| David Dukes He was 37 , 55 years old when he died | as Leslie Slote |
| Ralph Bellamy He was 78 , 87 years old when he died | as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Elke Sommer She was 42 , now 84 years old | |
| Victoria Tennant She was 32 , now 74 years old | as Pamela Tudsbury |
| Lisa Eilbacher She was 26 , now 68 years old | as Madeline Henry |
| Sky du Mont He was 35 , now 77 years old | |
| Jan-Michael Vincent He was 38 , 74 years old when he died | as Byron Henry |
| Alexander Kerst He was 58 , 86 years old when he died | as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel |
| Anton Diffring He was 64 , 70 years old when he died | as Joachim von Ribbentrop |
| Werner Kreindl He was 55 , 64 years old when he died | as Colonel General Franz Halder |
| Reinhard Kolldehoff He was 68 , 81 years old when he died | as Hermann Göring |
| Robert Mitchum He was 65 , 79 years old when he died | as Victor 'Pug' Henry |
| Wolfgang Preiss He was 72 , 92 years old when he died | as Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch |
| Ferdy Mayne He was 66 , 81 years old when he died | as Ludwig Rosenthal |
| Charles Lane He was 78 , 102 years old when he died | as Adm. William Standley |
| John Houseman He was 80 , 86 years old when he died | as Aaron Jastrow |
| Ali MacGraw She was 43 , now 85 years old | as Natalie Jastrow |
| Jeremy Kemp He was 48 , 84 years old when he died | as Brigadier General Armin Von Roon |
| Polly Bergen She was 52 , 84 years old when she died | as Rhoda Henry |
| Günter Meisner He was 56 , 68 years old when he died | as Adolf Hitler |
| Rainer Penkert He was 61 , 90 years old when he died | as Grand Admiral Erich Raeder |
| Dragomir Stanojević He was 41 , now 83 years old | |
| Joachim Hansen He was 52 , 77 years old when he died | as Field Marshal Alfred Jodl |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Herman Wouk Writing He was 67 , 103 years old when he died | Novel |
| Dan Curtis Directing He was 55 , 78 years old when he died | Director |
| Dan Curtis Production He was 55 , 78 years old when he died | Producer |
The Winds of War (41 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1983-02-06
- Runtime: [126] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 7