On Wings of Eagles (miniseries)

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On Wings of Eagles
Genre	Drama
Based on	On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett
Screenplay by	Ken Follett and Sam Rolfe
Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring	Burt Lancaster; Richard Crenna; Paul Le Mat
Theme music composer	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States; Mexico
Original languages	English; Persian
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer	Edgar J. Scherick
Producer	Lynn Raynor
Production locations	Mexico City; Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
Cinematography	Robert Steadman
Editor	Alan Strachan
Running time	241 minutes
Production companies	Edgar J. Scherick Associates; Taft Entertainment Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 18 –; May 19, 1986

On Wings of Eagles (also known as Teheran) is a 1986 American television miniseries starring Burt Lancaster and Richard Crenna, and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. It was adapted from Ken Follett's 1983 book of the same name.

Synopsis

The story is set during the Iranian Revolution (1978–1979). As Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is overthrown by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the takeover of Iran, two executives of Electronic Data Systems, are arrested on false charges and then imprisoned. The head of the company, H. Ross Perot (Richard Crenna), travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel, Arthur D. 'Bull' Simons (Burt Lancaster), is hired by Perot to formulate a rescue plan at any cost.