On Wings of Eagles

May 18, 1986 (en) War & Politics, Drama [120] Min
  • First Air Date
    May 18, 1986
  • Production
    TAFT Entertainment Pictures, Edgar J. Scherick Associates
  • Rotten tomato
    58%
  • Original title
    On Wings of Eagles
  • Release
    May 18, 1986
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  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. Martin Doyle

    Jim Schwebach

  11. Bob Delegall

    Ron Davis

  12. William Bumiller

    Rich Gallagher (as Bill Bumiller)

  13. James Sutorius

    Joe Poche

  14. Richard Anthony Crenna

    Ross Perot Jr. (as Richard Crenna Jr.)

  15. Constance Towers

    Margot Perot

  16. Zevi Wolmark

    Ted Maxwell

  17. José Luis García Mainou

    (uncredited)

  18. Kabir Bedi

    Mohammad

  19. Parviz Sayyad

    Dadgar

  20. Mary Apick

    Mrs. Nourbash

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 20 / Crews : 2

Miniseries ( 1986-05-18)

Part 1

Episode: 1

Part 2

Episode: 2
May 18, 1986 (en)
War & Politics, Drama
[120] Min
  • First Air Date May 18, 1986
  • Production
    TAFT Entertainment Pictures, Edgar J. Scherick Associates
  • Rotten tomato 58%
Original Title On Wings of Eagles
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer