Call to Glory (1984)

Name: Call to Glory
Director: Ronald M. Cohen
Released: 1984-08-13

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Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama

Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Cindy Pickett, Elisabeth Shue, Gabriel Damon, Keenan Wynn, Tom O'Brien

First aired: Aug 12, 1984

Last air date: Feb 26, 1987

Show status: Canceled

Overview: Call to Glory is an American drama series created by Ronald M. Cohen, and starring Craig T. Nelson as USAF Colonel Raynor Sarnac and his family as they navigated the political tensions and military duties of the early 1960s.

Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the two-part pilot aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During production, the plot came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's isolation from civilization.

The series, set near Edwards Air Force Base, blended historical events with the challenges of military family life, featuring themes of duty, family relationships, and the looming Vietnam War.

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