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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.

1986 |1 Season  | 2h 0m |  War & Politics, Drama

Cast

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Burt Lancaster

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

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Richard Crenna

H. Ross Perot

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Paul Le Mat

Jay Coburn

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Louis Giambalvo

Paul Chiapparone

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Jim Metzler

Bill Gaylord

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Lawrence Pressman

Bill Gayden

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Cyril O'Reilly

Pat Scully

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Esai Morales

Rashid

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Martin Doyle

Jim Schwebach

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Bob Delegall

Ron Davis

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William Bumiller

Rich Gallagher (as Bill Bumiller)

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James Sutorius

Joe Poche

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Richard Anthony Crenna

Ross Perot Jr. (as Richard Crenna Jr.)

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Constance Towers

Margot Perot

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Kabir Bedi

Mohammad

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Parviz Sayyad

Dadgar

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Mary Apick

Mrs. Nourbash

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English, Persian

Network

NBC