
“For five men and the woman they all loved, it was the ride of their lives.”
A star-laden adaptation of Anton Myrer's sprawling 1978 novel tracing the lives of five Harvard roommates of the class of '44, following them through the next 30 years. At the center of the story is a green 1939 Packard convertible and Chris Farris, a beautiful Radcliffe girl.
First Aired: 9/24/1979
Languages: English
Type: Miniseries
Companies: Roy Huggins Productions, NBC Productions
Countries: United States of America

A World War II coming-of-age drama about five men who meet in the fall of 1940 at Harvard. The war affects all of them, each in different ways. A green 1939 Packard convertible is at the center of the story, as is Chris Farris, a beautiful Radcliffe girl.

Perry King
Russ Currier

Deborah Raffin
Chris Farris

Bruce Boxleitner
George Virdon

Edward Albert
Ron Dalrymple

Sharon Gless
Kay Haddon

John Shea
Terry Garrigan

Michael Nouri
Jean Roger des Barres
Caroline Smith
Nancy Van Breymer

Stacey Nelkin
Sheila Garrigan

Tracy Brooks Swope
Liz Baynor

Kim Darby
Ann Rowan

Fred McCarren
Paul McCreed
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