Operation Thunderbolt

Also known as Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt, Mivtza Yonatan

1977 film directed by Menahem Golan

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In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages.

Released: 1977-06-06124 minDir: Menahem GolanAction, Drama, Thriller

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Cast

Yehoram Gaon as Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
Gila Almagor as Nurit Aviv
Klaus Kinski as Wilfried Boese
Assi Dayan as Shuki
Shmuel Rodensky as Familienoberhaupt
Rolf Eden as Air France Co-Pilot

Themes

operation entebbe

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

1,166 votes

Year: 1977
Runtime: 124 min
Genres: Action, Drama, History

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: Israel
Original language: German
Main subject: Entebbe raid
Director: Menahem Golan
Screenwriter: Menahem Golan
Composer: Dov Seltzer
Producer: Yoram Globus
Cinematographer: Adam Greenberg
Narrative location: Uganda
Duration: 124
FilmAffinity ID: 911467
Distribution format: video on demand
Image: Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - Actor-Singer Arik Lavi.jpg

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Commons category: Operation Thunderbolt (film)
publication date: 1977-01-01
title: מבצע יונתן
distributed by: Netflix
set in environment: aircraft
language of work or name: Spanish

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