On Wings of Eagles
Rating: 6 · 1986 · War, Drama · USA · 1 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1986
- Genre
- War, Drama
- Country
- USA
- Seasons
- 1
- TMDB
- 6
- IMDb
- 6
Director
Cast
- Burt Lancaster — Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
- Richard Crenna — H. Ross Perot
- Paul Le Mat — Jay Coburn
- Louis Giambalvo — Paul Chiapparone
- Jim Metzler — Bill Gaylord
- Lawrence Pressman — Bill Gayden
- Robert Wightman — Keane Taylor
- Cyril O'Reilly — Pat Scully
- Esai Morales — Rashid
- Martin Doyle — Jim Schwebach
- Bob Delegall — Ron Davis
- William Bumiller — Rich Gallagher (as Bill Bumiller)
- James Sutorius — Joe Poche
- Richard Anthony Crenna — Ross Perot Jr. (as Richard Crenna Jr.)
- Constance Towers — Margot Perot
- Zevi Wolmark — Ted Maxwell
- José Luis García Mainou — (uncredited)
- Kabir Bedi — Mohammad
- Parviz Sayyad — Dadgar
- Mary Apick — Mrs. Nourbash