On Wings of Eagles
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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Burt Lancaster
Richard Crenna
Paul Le Mat
Louis Giambalvo
Jim Metzler
Lawrence Pressman
Robert Wightman
Cyril O'Reilly
Esai Morales
Martin Doyle
Bob Delegall
William Bumiller
James Sutorius
Richard Anthony Crenna
Constance Towers
Zevi Wolmark
José Luis García Mainou
Kabir Bedi
Parviz Sayyad
Mary Apick
Alan Fudge
John Doolittle
Karen Carlson
Diane Salinger
