Windmills of the Gods (miniseries)

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Windmills of the Gods
Based on	Windmills of the Gods; by Sidney Sheldon
Written by	John Gay
Directed by	Lee Philips
Starring	Jaclyn Smith; Robert Wagner; Ian McKellen; Michael Moriarty
Music by	Perry Botkin
Country of origin	United States; United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Sidney Sheldon
Producer	Michael Viner
Cinematography	Gayne Rescher
Running time	187 minutes
Production company	ITC Entertainment
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 7 –; February 9, 1988

Windmills of the Gods is a 1988 American two-part television miniseries directed by Lee Philips and starring Jaclyn Smith and Robert Wagner.^[1] It is based on the 1987 novel of the same name written by Sidney Sheldon, who also served as executive producer.^[2] It was broadcast in two parts by CBS on February 7, 1988, and February 9, 1988.^[3] It was the fifth miniseries based on a Sheldon book, and the third adaptation starring Jaclyn Smith.^[4]

Cast[edit]

Jaclyn Smith as Mary Ashley
Robert Wagner as Mike Slade
Franco Nero as President of Romania Alex Ionescu
Christopher Cazenove as Dr. Louis Desforges
Michael Moriarty as President of United States Paul Ellison
Ian McKellen as Chairman
Ruby Dee as Dorothy, Mary Ashley's Secretary
Susan Tyrrell as Neusa Muñoz Angel
Jeffrey DeMunn as Stanton Rogers
David Ackroyd as Dr. Edward Ashley
Stephanie Faracy as Florence Schiffer
Ari Meyers as Beth Ashley
Richard K. Olsen as Ben Cohn
Betsy Palmer as Mrs. Hart Brisbane
John Pleshette as CIA Agent Eddie Maltz
John Standing as Sir George
J.T. Walsh as Colonel Bill McKinney
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Lisa Pelikan as Hannah Murphy, American Girl Jailed In Romania
Nicholas Ball as Harry Lantz

References[edit]

^ "Windmills of the Gods". www.imdb.com. 1 January 2000.
^ Jerry Buck (February 6, 1988). "2 Major Minis .Windmills Of The Gods': Tale Of International intrigue". Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ John J. O'Connor (February 5, 1988). "'SIDNEY SHELDON'S WINDMILLS OF THE GODS,' ON CBS". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ "'WINDMILLS OF THE GODS' Sheldon's fifth miniseries". Sun Sentinel. October 12, 1987.

External links[edit]

Windmills of the Gods at IMDb

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[1] "Windmills of the Gods". www.imdb.com. 1 January 2000.

[2] Jerry Buck (February 6, 1988). "2 Major Minis .Windmills Of The Gods': Tale Of International intrigue". Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

[3] John J. O'Connor (February 5, 1988). "'SIDNEY SHELDON'S WINDMILLS OF THE GODS,' ON CBS". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

[4] "'WINDMILLS OF THE GODS' Sheldon's fifth miniseries". Sun Sentinel. October 12, 1987.

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v t e Works by Sidney Sheldon
Novels	The Naked Face The Other Side of Midnight A Stranger in the Mirror Bloodline Rage of Angels Master of the Game If Tomorrow Comes Windmills of the Gods The Sands of Time Memories of Midnight The Doomsday Conspiracy The Stars Shine Down Nothing Lasts Forever Morning, Noon and Night The Best Laid Plans Tell Me Your Dreams The Sky is Falling Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Non-fiction	The Other Side of Me
Television	The Patty Duke Show I Dream of Jeannie Nancy Hart to Hart
Adaptations	The Other Side of Midnight (1977) Bloodline (1979) Rage of Angels (1983) Master of the Game (1984) If Tomorrow Comes (1986) Windmills of the Gods (1988) Memories of Midnight (1991) Kshana Kshana (2007)
Tilly Bagshawe novels	Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game (2009) Sidney Sheldon's After the Darkness (2010) Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory (2013)