"On Wings of Eagles" (1986) TV mini-series

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

Ken Follett (novel)
Sam Rolfe (writer)

Release Date:

18 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Ken Follett's best-selling novel becomes a 5 hour mini-series. As the Ayatollah Khomeini takes over Iran...

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

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

Runtime:

Brazil:241 min (video version) | USA:300 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Persian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Norway:16

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Edgar J. Scherick Associates

A fitting tribute to Burt in his twilight years

I have seen very film Burt made and he was a real man, a mans man, a tough guy! in the real sense. This was a great an fitting tribute to Burt in his twilight years, his last action film. I think the best line was when Rashid asked him , why pull over? Bull said "Because I said so!"

H. Ross Perot was like the Sam Walton of Computers, he was one of the first in the 70's to start bring data systems into business. EDS out of Dallas was one of the first big computer based companies.

I am building a tribute page and episode listing with pictures from each episode go to www.mikeandvicki.com Email me and let's chat.