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18/05/1986 War & Politics, Drama 2h 0m
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Overview

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.

Top billed cast

  1. Burt Lancaster

    Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

  2. Richard Crenna

    H. Ross Perot

  3. Paul Le Mat

    Jay Coburn

  4. Louis Giambalvo

    Paul Chiapparone

  5. Jim Metzler

    Bill Gaylord

  6. Lawrence Pressman

    Bill Gayden

  7. Robert Wightman

    Keane Taylor

  8. Cyril O'Reilly

    Pat Scully

  9. Esai Morales

    Rashid

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 1986 | 2 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
On Wings of Eagles

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