Operation Thunderbolt
1977·Israel·124 min.
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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. The film is based on the true facts and follows the events since the flight's takeoff and until the hostages' return to Israel.
DirectorMenahem Golan
MusicDov Seltzer
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
CastYehoram Gaon·Assi Dayan·Ori Levy·Arik Lavie·Klaus Kinski·Sybil Danning·Yitzhak Rabin·Yigal Allon·Shimon Peres·Oded Teomi·Mark Heath·Gabi Yoonan·Kochava Harari·Yehuda Efroni·Dvora Kedar·Shalom Kenan·Yossi Kenan·Asher Tzarfati·Arie Gardus·Samooch Shalem·Avik Shalem·Ami Weinberg·Gila AlmagorShow all
Original titleMivtsa Yonatan (Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt)