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The Winds of War Season 1 Episodes

  • 1983-1983
  • 1 Season
  • ABC
  • Drama
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Epic World War II miniseries about events preceding the bombing of Pearl Harbor, as seen from the viewpoints of stoic Navy commander Victor 'Pug' Henry (Robert Mitchum in his first TV role) and his family. This adaptation of Herman Wouk's novel (Wouk himself wrote the screenplay) earned 11 Emmy nominations (winning three), and cost more than $40 million to make, the most expensive TV event produced up to that time. A sequel, 'War and Remembrance,' aired in 1989.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

7 Episodes 1983 - 1983

Episode 1

The Winds Rise

Sun, Feb 6, 1983 180 mins

Set during the years 1939 to 1941, Herman Wouk's seven-part adaptation of his novel charts the rise of Nazi Germany and those events that inflamed Europe and sorely tested America's neutrality. In Part 1, Navy officer "Pug" Henry sails to Berlin to serve as an attaché. Henry: Robert Mitchum. Byron: Jan-Michael Vincent. Natalie Jastrow: Ali MacGraw. Rhoda Henry: Polly Bergen. Aaron Jastrow: John Houseman. Hitler: Gunter Meisner.

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Episode 2

The Storm Breaks

Mon, Feb 7, 1983 180 mins

Part 2. The developing triangle of Byron, Slote and Natalie (Jan-Michael Vincent, David Dukes, Ali MacGraw) is enveloped by the invasion of Poland. Meanwhile, Commander Henry (Robert Mitchum) receives personal orders from Roosevelt (Ralph Bellamy). Rhoda: Polly Bergen. Palmer Kirby: Peter Graves. Madeline Henry: Lisa Eilbacher.

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Episode 3

Cataclysm

Tue, Feb 8, 1983 120 mins

Part 3. Pug (Robert Mitchum) tests political waters in sessions with an obsessed Hitler, an obdurate Mussolini (Enzo Castellari) and a powerful German banker (Barry Morse). Byron: Jan-Michael Vincent. Natalie: Ali MacGraw.

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Episode 4

Defiance

Wed, Feb 9, 1983 120 mins

Part 4. On a mission to England in 1940, Pug is reunited with Pamela (Victoria Tennant); confronts a determined Winston Churchill; and goes on a retaliatory bombing raid over Berlin. Robert Mitchum, Ralph Bellamy. Byron: Jan-Michael Vincent. Natalie: Ali MacGraw. Slote: David Dukes.

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Episode 5

The Changing of the Guard

Thu, Feb 10, 1983 180 mins

Part 6. Pug (Robert Mitchum) unofficially commands destroyers escorting a convoy---which runs afoul of U-boats; a pregnant Natalie and her uncle are shunted about as they seek passage to the States. Ali MacGraw, John Houseman. Byron: Jan-Michael Vincent. Rhoda: Polly Bergen. Roosevelt: Ralph Bellamy. Hitler: Gunter Meisner.

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Episode 6

Of Love and War

Thu, Feb 10, 1983 120 mins

Part 5. Rhoda (Polly Bergen) drifts into an affair with Palmer (Peter Graves), and Natalie makes plans to marry Byron in Portugal. Meanwhile, Hitler plots an invasion of Russia. Pug: Robert Mitchum. Pamela: Victoria Tennant. Slote: David Dukes.

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Episode 7

Into the Maelstrom

Sun, Feb 13, 1983 130 mins

Conclusion. The action climaxes on three fronts . . . In Russia: Pug trades diplomatic salvos with Stalin. In Italy: Natalie and Aaron plan to flee to Palestine. In the Pacific: Byron and Warren witness the attack on Pearl Harbor. Robert Mitchum. Natalie: Ali MacGraw. Aaron: John Houseman. Byron: Jan-Michael Vincent. Warren: Ben Murphy. Pamela: Victoria Tennant. Stalin: Anatoly Chaguinian. Roosevelt: Ralph Bellamy.

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