Raid on Entebbe (1976)
poster Raid on Entebbe
IMDb Rating:
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6.8/10 (2.2K votes)

Country:United States, 145 minutes

Spoken languages:English, French, Hebrew

Genres:Action, Drama, History

Director(s):Irvin Kershner

Number: 890

Storyline:
Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..

Cast:
Peter Finch (as Yitzhak Rabin), Charles Bronson (as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron), Yaphet Kotto (as President Idi Amin Jr.), Martin Balsam (as Daniel Cooper), Horst Buchholz (as Wilfred Boese)