On Wings of Eagles (1986)
Douban
鹰翼之上
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director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
playwright:
Martin Martinsen
actor:
Burt Lancaster
/
Richard Crenna
/
Paul Le Mat
/
Constance Towers
genre:
Drama
region:
United States
language:
English
release date: 1986
IMDb: tt0090491
part of TV Series: On Wings of Eagles
Overview
As the Ayatollah Khomeini takes over Iran, two executives of the Texas based Electronic Data System's (EDS) are arrested in Tehran and held for $13,000,000 ransom. H. Ross Perot, the company head, tries diplomatic approaches to get his executives released. When that fails, he hires a retired Army Colonel to head up a rescue mission.
Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>