Once An Eagle is the epic story of America in the 20th Century, told through the lives of two career soldiers, spanning the tumultuous years from WWI to the Vietnam Era. Based on the best-selling novel by Anton Myrer, Once An Eagle is one of the most acclaimed mini-series of all time, alongside "Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance." Sam Elliott takes on the role of Sam Damon, a courageous and compassionate man who finds his calling leading his men in war and in peacetime. Cliff Potts, on the other hand, plays Courtney Massengale, a ruthless achiever who will let nothing stand in his way to the top. The eve of America's entry into WWI finds the men friends, but as events unfold, the vast difference in their personalities leads to a face-off in a life and death struggle of good versus evil. Beautifully photographed in color by J. J. Jones, who received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography!
This past October we
passed along a report that the 1976 mini-series
Once An Eagle was being planned for DVD release in 2010. It was early info at the time, however, and no specific details were available: no date, no cost, and no studio! Today, however, we've spied a new Amazon.com
pre-order listing that has the info we've been waiting for! This title will be released by Timeless Media Group (TMG) on
August 31st. It will be a 2-disc set running approx. 520 minutes, at a cost of just $19.98 SRP. Further details and package art have not been made available yet, but stay tuned and we'll keep you updated!
