Windmills of the gods is a 1988 american twopart television miniseries directed by lee philips and starring jaclyn smith and robert wagner. Windmills of the gods was adapted for television by john gay from a bestselling novel by sidney sheldon. Windmills of the gods the sands of time by sidney sheldon. This is quite an intriguing movie, filled with suspense to the very end, nothing is what it seems and you are constantly left guessing who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. Based on sidney sheldons novel, the tale of a housewife ordained by the us president as a foreign ambassador embroils her in a deadly cold war plot. Windmills of the gods tv miniseries 1988 plot summary imdb. Sidney sheldons blockbuster novel windmills of the gods comes to life in this 1988 madefortelevision adaptation starring jaclyn smith charlies angels and robert wagner hart to hart. Dedicated to identifying aircraft throughout movies, television, and video games. Ten great movie music moments by michel legrand variety.
Windmills of the gods sidney sheldons blockbuster novel windmills of the gods comes to life in this 1988 madefortelevision adaptation starring jaclyn smith charlies angels and robert wagner hart to hart when the brilliant and beautiful university professor mary ashley smith is offered the position of united sates ambassador to romania, she initially refuses, choosing to accept her. Smith is named ambassador to romania, finds the suave wagner in residence, and becomes the target of assassins. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Windmills of the gods, sidney sheldon windmills of the gods is a 1987 thriller novel by american writer sidney sheldon. If the authors name is part of the title, the film is. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 66 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 casting by 1. While attending a peace conference, jaclyns life is placed in jeopardy by an allpowerful secret organization. Staring michael moriarty, jaclyn smith, ruby dee and robert wagner. In addition, jaclyn smith does not really act like either a professor or a. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. When mary ashley jaclyn smith is approached to become ambassador of the united states of america in romania, she does not take the offer, because her husband does not want to give up his wellgoing doctors office.
Unfortunately, windmills of the gods was politically neutered by the fall of communism, but it does show up at the very last minute. Ambassador to an iron curtain country, mary ashley becomes the target of a mysterious murder plot. Windmills of the gods read online free by sidney sheldon. The members of the western branch of the committee had arrived discreetly at irregular intervals. Read windmills of the gods chapter six the free online novel. Arrived in romania she is confronted with a complex plot in.
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Mary ashley, a professor at kansas state university, is offered an ambassadorship by paul ellison, the us president. Edward ashley, does not want to leave his medical practice, and she is not willing to be separated from him. Sidney sheldons blockbuster novel windmills of the gods comes to life in this 1988 madefortelevision adaptation starring jaclyn smith and robert wagner. Windmills of the gods is a 1987 thriller novel by american writer sidney sheldon plot summary. With jaclyn smith, robert wagner, ian mckellen, michael moriarty. We are talking about windmills of the gods on roster con. It was broadcast in two parts by cbs on february 7, 1988 and february 9, 1988. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Windmills of the gods tv miniseries 1988 plot summary. Edward ashley, does not want to leave his medical practice, and she is not willing to. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english volume 1. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Read windmills of the gods chapter ten the free online novel. The meeting took place in a comfortable weatherproofed cabin in a remote wooded area two hundred miles from helsinki.
Edward ashley david ackroyd gets killed in a car accident. Overview of windmills of the gods, 1988, with charles a kroger, john van dreelen, douglas kiker, at turner classic movies. Windmills of the gods 1988 directed by lee philips. The cast also travels to comiccon and multifandom conventions in many countries. Windmills of the gods 1988 cast and crew moviefone. Windmills of the gods dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay. Apr 02, 2014 10 videos play all windmills of the gods miniseries koundinya suripeddi mchales navy full episodes. This would work better as a movie focusing tightly on the politics or on the drama. The dual focus in this was not sustained without more depth. Windmills of the gods, movie made for tv, 1988 pictures provided by. A man has to face an international conspiracy and many people want him dead. Windmills of the gods sidney sheldons windmills of the gods 1988glamor, romance, intrigue, and politics all mixed together in eastern europe.
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