On Wings of Eagles
1986 War & Politics, Drama 1 season
TMDB rating 6.0/10 Ended
On Wings of Eagles is a NBC TV mini-series, starring Burt Lancaster - Richard Crenna and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The TV series was adapted from Ken Follet's novel of the same name. The plot is set during the Iranian revolution. During the takeover of Iran, the king is overthrown, and two executives of Electronic Data Systems are imprisoned on false charges. The head of the company, Mr. Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel, Arthur Simons, is hired to develop a rescue plan at any cost.
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Cast and details
Burt LancasterLieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
Richard CrennaH. Ross Perot
Paul Le MatJay Coburn
Louis GiambalvoPaul Chiapparone
Jim MetzlerBill Gaylord
Lawrence PressmanBill Gayden- Robert WightmanKeane Taylor
Cyril O'ReillyPat Scully
Esai MoralesRashid
Martin DoyleJim Schwebach
Bob DelegallRon Davis
William BumillerRich Gallagher (as Bill Bumiller)
- Network
- NBC
- First aired
- May 18, 1986
- Latest episode
- May 19, 1986
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