Raid on Entebbe (1976)
The boldest rescue in history
145 min
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.
- Release date
- December 26, 1976
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
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
- John Saxon as Gen. Benny Peled
- Jack Warden as Gen. Mordecai Gur
- Sylvia Sidney as Dora Bloch
- Robert Loggia as Yigal Allon
- Tige Andrews as Shimon Peres
Crew
- Irvin Kershner · Director
- Barry Beckerman · Writer
- Daniel H. Blatt · Producer
- Edgar J. Scherick · Producer
- David Shire · Composer
- Bill Butler · Cinematographer
- Nick Archer · Editor
- Bud S. Isaacs · Editor
- Art Seid · Editor
- W. Stewart Campbell · Production designer