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''Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' is a 2004 American television film originally aired on the American television channel A&E, directed by Robert Harmon and written by Lionel Chetwynd. Tom Selleck portrays General Dwight D. Eisenhower, US Army, popularly known by his nickname of "Ike". The film deals with the difficult decisions he made leading to up to D-Day, including dealing with the varied personalities of his command: Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, US Army (James Remar), Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., US Army (Gerald McRaney), General Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British Army (Bruce Phillips) and General Charles de Gaulle, Free French (George Shevtsov). The film does not have action sequences, focusing instead on the inner workings of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force that led to the successful D-Day invasion of World War II. Concentrating on decisions actually made by Eisenhower and the pressures brought to bear on him personally, it includes his personal relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Ian Mune) and his own Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, US Army (Timothy Bottoms). The film is also notable for being the only major production in which General Montgomery's portrayal concentrates on his role as a competent military professional, instead of focusing on his alleged personality disorders, while still showing his egocentricity and foibles. General Patton's complex personality is also outlined in a very brief set of scenes played by Gerald McRaney. The film omits Ike's relationship with Kay Summersby, his driver, though she appears briefly in a scene where the general officers are viewing movie reels. She is also portrayed as his driver when Ike visits US paratroopers on the eve of D-Day. ''Countdown to D-Day'' was filmed entirely in New Zealand with the roles of British characters played by New Zealanders; the American roles were played by Americans. ==Cast== * Tom Selleck as Dwight D. Eisenhower * James Remar as Gen. Omar Bradley * Gerald McRaney as George S. Patton * George Shevtsov as General Charles de Gaulle * Timothy Bottoms as Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith * Ian Mune as Prime Minister Winston Churchill * Bruce Phillips as Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery * Paul Gittins as Major General Henry Miller * John Bach as Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory * Nick Blake as Air Marshal Arthur W. Tedder * Kevin J. Wilson as RAdm. Bert Ramsay * Christopher James Baker as Group Cpt. sir James Stagg * Bruce Hopkins as U.S. Colonel at Savoy * Gregor McLennan as Captain Chapman * Paul Barrett as Major Wiatt * Mick Rose as King George VI * Carole Seay as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother * Brian Gidley as Chief Whip * Mark Cirillo as Paul A. Hodgeson * Catherine Boniface as Woman at Savoy * Rachel Wallis as WAC Sgt. * Stephen Brunton as Corporal Younger * David Mackie as Projector Sergeant * Andrew Robertt as 101st Lt. * Robert Pollock as 101st Sgt. * Craig Hall as 101st Corporal * Clint Sharplin as 101st Paratrooper * Millen Baird as 101st Private 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ike: Countdown to D-Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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