Question 1

Why did Tom Selleck take up smoking for his role as Eisenhower?

Accepted Answer

Tom Selleck, a non-smoker, temporarily took up the habit to play Dwight Eisenhower, who was a four-pack-a-day smoker at the time.

Question 2

What message was found in Eisenhower's uniform pocket years after D-Day?

Accepted Answer

A written message taking full responsibility for the D-Day landings should they fail, to be issued to the media, was found in one of his uniform pockets years later.

Question 3

How did the 2004 tele-movie commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day?

Accepted Answer

The tele-movie was both filmed and first broadcast in 2004, sixty years after D-Day on June 6, 1944.

Question 4

Which two actors appear without their trademark mustaches in this film?

Accepted Answer

Tom Selleck and Gerald McRaney appear without their trademark mustaches to play real-life historical figures who did not have mustaches.

Question 5

What happened to Major General Miller after he gave away the invasion date?

Accepted Answer

He was reduced to his permanent rank of lieutenant colonel, retired on medical disability (presumably alcoholism) in November 1944, and died five years later at age 58.

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