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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring James Sutorius

James Sutorius appears in On Wings of Eagles, the television adaptation of the book by Ken Follett On Wings of Eagles, first published in 1984.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the TV series is better.
On Wings of Eagles. Poster of the 1986 TV series and cover of the 1984 book
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On Wings of Eagles
Ken Follett, 1984
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On Wings of Eagles
Andrew V. McLaglen, 1986

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, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release.