Call to Glory
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.
Cast (24)
Directors
Jon Avnet
Director
Ages 34-37
Ernest Pintoff
Director
Ages 52-55
Richard Compton
Director
Ages 46-48
Bill Duke
Director
Ages 41-44
Martin Davidson
Director
Ages 44-47
Rick Hauser
Director
Thomas Carter
Director
Ages 31-33
Kevin Connor
Director
Ages 46-49
Georg Stanford Brown
Director
Ages 41-43
Gilbert Moses
Director
Ages 41-44
Peter Werner
Director
Ages 37-40
Christian I. Nyby II
Director
Ages 43-45
Producers
Composers
Cinematographers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
US
Production Companies
Paramount Television, Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc.