Raid on Entebbe
- Released on
- Runtime
- 145 mins
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.
Cast
- Charles Bronson
- Peter Finch
- Yaphet Kotto
- Martin Balsam
- Horst Buchholz
- John Saxon
- Jack Warden
- Sylvia Sidney
- Robert Loggia
- James Woods
- Tige Andrews
- Eddie Constantine
- David Opatoshu
- Allan Arbus
- Stephen Macht
- Harvey Lembeck
- Dinah Manoff
- Kim Richards
- Aharon Ipalé
- Warren J. Kemmerling
- Mariclare Costello
- Robin Gammell
- Lou Gilbert
- Billy Sands
- Pearl Shear
- Alex Colon
- Millie Slavin
- René Assa
- Barbara Allyne Bennet
- Anna Berger
- Stanley Brock
- Peter Brocco
- Lauren Friedman
- Larry Gelman
- Hanna Landy
- Harlee McBride
- George Petrie
- Louis Quinn
- Tom Rosqui
- Martin Speer
Director
- Irvin Kershner
Producers
- Daniel H. Blatt
- Edgar J. Scherick
