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On Wings of Eagles is a 1983 non-fiction thriller written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells a story based on the rescue of Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from prison in Tehran by a team of Electronic Data Systems executives led by retired Col. Arthur D. Simons.
- Ken Follett
- 1983
Nov 3, 2017 · On Wings of Eagles: Directed by Stephen Shin, Michael Parker. With Joseph Fiennes, Jesse Kove, Bruce Locke, Shawn Dou. Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Stephen Shin, Michael Parker
- 2017-11-03
ON WINGS OF EAGLES is the continuing true story of Eric Liddell’s glorious life after winning Olympic gold in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Liddell (JOSEPH FIENNES) has...
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- Sandrew Metronome Movies
Sep 3, 1984 · On Wings of Eagles is the 100% true story of the rescue operation that Ross Perot organizes after two of his EDS employees working in the Iran branch are jailed. This story takes place in 1978-79, not long before the bigger, more well-known Iran hostage situation.
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On Wings of Eagles (also titled The Last Race) is a Chinese-Hong Kong-American historical sports drama film directed by Stephen Shin and Michael Parker and starring Joseph Fiennes and Shawn Dou. [3] [4] It is an unofficial sequel to Chariots of Fire (1981).
Sep 3, 1984 · 4.4 8,616 ratings. See all formats and editions. #1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional means one American used to save his countrymen. . . .
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On Wings of Eagles is the thrilling novel based on the incredible real-life rescue of two Americans by a Green Beret colonel and a group of corporate executives from revolutionary Iran, from number one bestseller Ken Follett.