On Wings of Eagles (1986)★ 6.5/10
- Drama
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by: Ken Follett, Sam Rolfe
When executives from an important Texas Corporation are taken hostage during the Iranian Revolution, magnate Ross Perot launches a special unit for their rescue.
- Original title
- On Wings of Eagles
- Storyline
- 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.
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 411
- Companies
- Edgar J. Scherick Associates, TAFT Entertainment Pictures, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Worldvision Home Video, e-m-s the DVD-Company, Argovídeo, Bandai Music Entertainment, Home Video Hellas (HVH), La Cinq (La 5), TV Tokyo, Taurus Video, Timeless Media
- Release dates
- US May 18, 1986
- NL March 6, 1987
- FR June 29, 1987
- JP June 21, 1988
- HU November 5, 1994