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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
On Wings of Eagles: With Burt Lancaster, Richard Crenna, Paul Le Mat, Jim Metzler. When executives from an important Texas Corporation are taken hostage during the Iranian Revolution, magnate Ross Perot launches a special unit for their rescue.
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- 1986-05-18
- Drama
- 300
On Wings of Eagles. 1986. 4 hr 10 mins. Drama, Action & Adventure. NR. Watchlist. Adaptation of Ken Follett's nonfiction bestseller about a retired colonel (Burt Lancaster) hired by H. Ross...
On Wings of Eagles. In this fact-based film, two corporate workers from Texas are on a business trip to Tehran when the Iranian Revolution erupts; militants seize the U.S. embassy, taking...
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- Andrew V. Mclaglen
- Adventure, Action
Spoiler alert: They’re all worth it! Several of his works have been turned into movies and miniseries (albeit with mixed results). Here’s a list of all movies and miniseries based on works by Ken Follett:
A five-hour, two-part miniseries, based on Ken Follett's best-seller, that tells the fact-based story of how Texas industrialist, H. Ross Perot, enlisted the aid of legendary ex-Army Colonel Arthur E. "Bull" Simons to lead a daring mission into Iran to rescue two Perot employees held captive...
Sep 3, 1984 · #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. . . . When two of his employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: businessman H ...
