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Plot summary. Sam Damon ( Sam Elliott) is a virile and praiseworthy warrior. Courtney Massengale ( Cliff Potts) is the opposite—an impotent, self-aggrandizing conniver. The story tracks their journey over 40 years, between the First and Second World Wars, as their lives, and the lives of those around them, change along with the world.
1.2K views • 1 year ago. •. Once an Eagle is a seven-part 1976 television miniseries about the thirty year careers of two military men, from the outbreak of World War I to the aftermath...
Aug 31, 2010 · 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 caling leading his men in war and in peacetime.
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NBC. Drama. Watchlist. Anton Myrer's novel chronicles the careers of two American soldiers from 1918 through World War II. One is disillusioned Sgt. Sam Damon; the other, ambitious Lt. Courtney...
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Sam Elliot and Cliff Potts give a pair of outstanding performances in this TV mini-series Once An Eagle. Well at least one of them is an eagle, the other is a turkey in eagle feathers. The story begins during World War I when enlisted man Sam Elliot receives a battlefield commission and decides to stay in the army as a career.
Top rated. Unknown. 1977. 1976. Top rated. S1.E1 ∙ Part 1. December 2, 1976. Sam Damon, from small-town Nebraska, finds life in the U.S. Army, just prior to World War I, so appealing that he breaks off his relationship with Celia, his childhood sweetheart.
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Anton Myrer's novel chronicles the careers of two American soldiers from 1918 through World War II. One is disillusioned Sgt. Sam Damon; the other, ambitious Lt. Courtney Massengale. Season 1...
