. The Winds of War

The Winds of War.

The Winds of War. Author Herman Wouk was very negative and skeptical about a motion picture adaptation of his beloved and scrupulously researched novel, since he was most displeased with several earlier adaptations of his novels. But in 1983, Winds of War eventually became a successful mini-series on the ABC television network directed by Dan Curtis.

Herman Wouk himself wrote the teleplay for the series and had considerable influence on the production itself, and gave detailed instructions on what and how many commercials would be allowed.

Wouk also has a cameo as the archbishop of Siena. The music with its famous main theme was composed by Bob Cobert, a composer often associated with Curtis. Nazi concentration camp-survivor Branko Lustig was an associate producer in this miniseries, and also years later on Schindler's List.

The miniseries follows the book closely and depicts all the events from March 1939 until the entry of the United States into World War II in December 1941 with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 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.

This miniseries was followed by the sequel War and Remembrance in 1988.

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Zie ook: Herman Wouk.

Zie ook: War and Remembrance.

Zie ook: Winds of War on IMDB movies.

Zie ook: Winds of War at Wikipedia.

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