Windmills of the Gods (DVD)

Sidney Sheldon's blockbuster novel WINDMILLS OF THE GODS comes to life in this 1988 made-for-television adaptation starring Jaclyn Smith (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) and Robert Wagner (HART TO HART).When the brilliant and beautiful university professor Mary Ashley (Smith) is offered the position of United States Ambassador to Romania, she initially refuses, choosing to accept her husband's desire to stay in America and continue with his medical practice. But after a tragic accident, Ashley reconsiders and accepts the appointment. Arriving in Romania, Ashley soon finds herself struggling to find acceptance as a woman in the international political scene, ultimately becoming the target of a mysterious assassin. As the shadowy plot that surrounds her comes into focus, the new ambassador must uncover whom she can trust in order to survive. Franco Nero, Michael Moriarty, Ruby Dee, and Sir Ian McKellen are among the all-star cast in this exotic and thrilling story from one of the best-selling authors of all time.

Starring: Jaclyn Smith, Robert Wagner, Franco Nero, David Ackroyd, Jean Pierre Aumont, Nicholas Ball, Ruby Dee, Ian McKellen, Michael Moriarty, John Pleshette, J. Don Ferguson, J. Michael Hunter, Lou Criscuolo, T.M. Nelson George, Christopher Cazenove, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jeffrey DeMunn, Stephanie Faracy, Ari Meyers, Lisa Pelikan, John Standing, Susan Tyrrell, John van Dreelen, J.T. Walsh, Dick Olsen, Kim Weeks, R. J. Williams, Betsy Palmer, Bob Seagren, J Michael Hunter, Lou Criscuola, Douglas Kiker, Jim Grimshaw, Ray Johnson, Gloria Crist, Mert Hatfield, T M Nelson George, Louis Cassara, Ben Kistler, Herschel Sparber, Eric Tilley, Jemila Ericson, Arona Sterling, Stephen Reilly, Anthony Barry Richmond, Michael Titterton, Charles A Kroger Jr., Norman Maxwell (Max), James Anklam, Kimberly Foster, Jimmy Sessoms, Nick Hunter, Scott Williams, Joshua Bo Lozoff, Thomas J Mcgovern, Bob Senseney, Pete Prehn, Nello Tare, Joe Herold, Tony Pender, Winston Hemingway, John Rushton, Rick Warner, Andrew Stratas, Greg Reyes, Philip Demarco, Pat Hall, Don Ferguson

Director: Perry Botkin, Jr.

Rating: NR