On Wings of Eagles

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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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Miniseries1986

7.12123h 42m

	Ep	Title	Rating	Yours	Votes	Runtime
▶	1	Part I	7.0	+ 12345678910	11	131 min
▶	2	Part II	7.2	+ 12345678910	10	91 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Burt Lancaster Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

Richard Crenna H. Ross Perot

Paul Le Mat Jay Coburn

Jim Metzler Bill Gaylord

James Sutorius Joe Poche

Louis Giambalvo Paul Chiapparone

Robert Wightman Keane Taylor

William Bumiller Rich Gallagher

Cyril O'Reilly Pat Scully

Lawrence Pressman Bill Gayden

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