Dwight D. Eisenhower

Active years (films on this site)

1945–2019

Genres

DocumentaryHistoryWarMusicalDrama

Schools and movements

British CinemaClassical HollywoodContemporary European Art CinemaItalian Neorealism and After

Biography

Dwight David Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was renowned for his successful leadership as Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, during World War II. Eisenhower planned and directed key Allied operations across Europe and North Africa, including Operation Torch and Operation Overlord, and was one of only five people to attain the rank of General of the Army.

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Awards and honours

International

• Mexican Border Service Medal 1918
• Africa Star 1943
• Grand Cordon of the order of Nichan Iftikhar 1943
• Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour 1943
• Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite 1943
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 1943
• Order of Suvorov, 1st class 1944
• Croix de Guerre 1945
• Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 1945
• Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold 1945
• Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1945
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown 1945
• Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion 1945
• Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion 1945
• Order of Victory 1945
• Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class 1945
• Order of the Elephant 1945
• honorary citizen of Brussels 1945
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross 1946
• Order of Aeronautical Merit 1946
• Order of Ismail 1946
• Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa 1946
• honorary doctor of Caen University 1948
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin 1950
• Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero 1956
• Nishan-e-Pakistan 1957
• Order of Sikatuna 1960
• Order of the Royal House of Chakri 1960
• Horatio Alger Award 1961
• Atoms for Peace Award
• Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
• Companion of the Liberation
• Inter-Allied Victory Medals
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
• Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
• Order of Propitious Clouds
• Order of the Redeemer
• Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari

National / local

• World War I Victory Medal (United States) 1919
• Legionnaire of Legion of Merit 1943

Directors worked with

George Stevens1 filmCarol Reed1 filmPier Paolo Pasolini1 filmSusan Winslow1 filmYuri Ozerov1 filmJJean-Robert Viallet1 film

6 films on this site

1. Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps 1945 · George Stevens · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
2. The True Glory 1945 · Carol Reed · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. La Rabbia 1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
4. All This and World War II 1976 · Susan Winslow · IMDb 5.8 · Cast
5. The Great Commander Georgy Zhukov 1995 · Yuri Ozerov · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
6. Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress 2019 · Jean-Robert Viallet · IMDb 7.9 · Cast