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The Winds of War

"The first theatrical motion picture made for television"

Release

6 Feb 1983

Country

United States

Language

English

Production

ABC

Overview

Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.

Miniseries

Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.

Air Date:7 Feb 1983
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Seasons

1 Seasons and a Special Season

Miniseries

Miniseries

The Winds Rise

In April 1939, Victor 'Pug' Henry and his wife Rhoda set sail for Europe where he is to take up his post as a Naval Attache at the U.S Embassy in Berlin. Aboard ship, they meet General Von Roon and Pamela Tudsbury, who is traveling with her journalist father. Their youngest son Byron is abroad while eldest son Warren is also in the Navy learning to become an aviator; daughter Madeleine is left on her own in New York and as soon as her parents leave, starts looking for a job.

Runtime:2h 27m
Air Date:7 Feb 1983Available

Episodes of Miniseries

7 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
EP 7
S1 E1