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Once An Eagle is a 1976 nine-hour American television miniseries directed by Richard Michaels and E.W. Swackhamer. The picture was written by Peter S. Fischer and based on the 1968 Anton Myrer novel of the same name.
Original Release
12/02/1976 on NBC
US Release
12/02/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam Elliott | Sam Damon |
| Cliff Potts | Courtenay Massengale |
| Darleen Carr | Tommy Caldwell |
| Amy Irving | Emily Pawlfrey Massengale |
| Glenn Ford | George Caldwell |
| Robert Hogan | Ben Krisler |
| Lynda Day George | Marge Krisler |
| Clu Gulager | Alvin Merrick |
| Kario Salem | Joe Brand |
| Andrew Stevens | Donny Damon |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part 1 | Thursday, 02 December 1976 |
| 2 | Part 2 | Thursday, 09 December 1976 |
| 3 | Part 3 | Thursday, 16 December 1976 |
| 4 | Part 4 | Thursday, 23 December 1976 |
| 5 | Part 5 | Thursday, 30 December 1976 |
| 6 | Part 6 | Thursday, 06 January 1977 |
| 7 | Part 7 | Thursday, 13 January 1977 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 |
Directors
E.W. Swackhamer, Richard Michaels
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sam Elliott | Sam Damon |
| Cliff Potts | Courtenay Massengale |
| Darleen Carr | Tommy Caldwell |
| Amy Irving | Emily Pawlfrey Massengale |
| Glenn Ford | George Caldwell |
| Robert Hogan | Ben Krisler |
| Lynda Day George | Marge Krisler |
| Clu Gulager | Alvin Merrick |
| Kario Salem | Joe Brand |
| Andrew Stevens | Donny Damon |
| Kip Niven | Ryetower |
| Melanie Griffith | Jinny Massengale |
| Andrew Duggan | Gen. McKelvey |
| John Saxon | Capt. Townshend |
| Forrest Tucker | Col. Avery |
| Kim Hunter | Kitty Damon |
| David Wayne | Col. Terwilliger |
| Anthony Zerbe | Dave Shifkin |
| Tom Reese | Sgt. Stoner |
| George Murdock | Sgt. Chepenek |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Sackheim | Executive Producer |
| Peter S. Fischer | Producer |
| Joe L. Cramer | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Television | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Series | Nominated |
