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6.3/10   267 votes
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Director:
Menahem Golan
Writers:
Ken Globus (dialogue)
Menahem Golan (writer)
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Release Date:
27 January 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama more
Tagline:
The world watched... The world waited... And then the world cheered
Plot:
In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Israeli commando raid releases hijacked hostages more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Yehoram Gaon ... Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
Gila Almagor ... Nurit Aviv
Assi Dayan ... Shuki (as Assaf Dayan)

Klaus Kinski ... Wilfried Boese

Sybil Danning ... Halima
Arik Lavie ... Gen. Dan Shomron
Shmuel Rodensky ... Family Representative
Shaike Ophir ... Gadi Arnon (as Shai K. Ophir)
Reuven Bar-Yotam ... Ben-David
Gabi Amrani (as Gaby Amrani)
Mark Heath ... Idi Amin Dada
Henry Czarniak ... Bacos (as Henri Czarniak)
Rolf Eden ... Co-Pilot
Shoshana Shani ... Alma Raviv
Oded Teomi ... Dan Zamir
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt
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Runtime:
124 min
Country:
Israel
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Eilat, Israel more
Company:
GS Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Col. Yonatan Netanyahu was the older brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, the future Israeli prime minister. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Exterior shots of an actual Air France Airbus A300 are accurately used at the beginning of the movie. Once the plane lands in Benghazi and for the rest of the movie, a Boeing 707 in grossly inaccurate Air France colors is shown, supposedly depicting the same aircraft. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Medurat Hashevet (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Eretz Tzvi more

FAQ

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2 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Israeli commando raid releases hijacked hostages, 3 January 2004
10/10
Author: Motty Anavi from Paramus, NJ

The movie depicts the true operation to release hostages in Uganda by Israeli commandos. The movie focuses on the leader of the operation - who ends up as the only casualty - very much like a french movie.

The movie uses 4(!) different languages (Hebrew, English, German and Arabic) that lend to the credibility and authenticity of the movie. The plot has good pace and does not let you dose off for a second. The story is "classic" and powerful.

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