BIOGRAPHY (CBS) - DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER (23 Min., B&W)
The mother of all TV biography documentary series gives it's standard-setting treatment to the leader of the Allied Forces in World War II in their "great crusade" to liberate Europe from the tyranny of the Third Reich. Narrated by Mike Wallace.
MEN IN CRISIS: EISENHOWER vs ROMMEL (21 Min., B&W)
Edmund O'Brien narrates an installment of the definitive "opponent vs opponent" documentary series which explores the military contest between the architect of The Third Reich's defense of Fortress Europe, German Field Marshal Rommel, and the commander of the Allied forces which liberated that territory, General Eisenhower.
PORTAITS OF POWER: EISENHOWER AS PRESIDENT (24 Min., Color)
Based on the book PORTRAITS OF POWER, written by Harrison Salisbury, who appears in and writes these episodes, and produced in part by The New York Times. Narrated by Henry Fonda.
PERSPECTIVE ON GREATNESS: EISENHOWER (1962, 50 Min., B&W)
A documentary winningly produced in the old school manner of substance over style which intelligently analyzes and reports on Eisenhower's career timeline from his term as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces In Europe on D-Day to the end of his term as President of the United States. Narrated by Ed Begley.