Ike: Countdown to D-Day

2004 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,895 VOTES · DIR. Robert Harmon

Ike: Countdown to D-Day poster

Overview

The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,099 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:22 Let me put this another way.
00:03:27 I could go on, but they're all much of a muchness.
00:07:01 Way the odds are on this thing...
00:10:25 I see.
00:13:57 ...that will make Stalin think we are the next enemy.
00:18:15 But should any of the elements turn against us, casualties will spiral.
00:22:12 ...in order to sort it out.
00:24:56 Leaving maybe eight weeks, if there's an early frost...
00:28:11 ...lives more than 1 50 miles from the sea?
00:31:51 But if we get our asses kicked, we won't be walking across snowy tundra.
00:34:51 How'd Chapman get onto this?
00:39:30 -Good morning, Beetle. -Same to you.
00:43:41 ...but we are united in this crusade.
00:47:38 I am in this thing with you till the very end...
00:51:18 ...but he guards French prerogatives jealously.
00:54:29 We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
00:58:04 I know!
01:01:22 Are there such things as meteorological probabilities?
01:05:16 We tested with light bombing. Resistance gave measurements.
01:09:39 ...and that is why my speech should concern you.
01:12:47 We can't send them. They'll drown before they arrive.
01:17:47 Finally going as I predicted, sir. The break is almost upon us.
01:22:16 You bet I did, sir. l'm a Chicago boy.
30:00:00 nipping at the Krauts' heels.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,099
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line30:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRobert Harmon
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,895