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Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, Martin Balsam, John Saxon ... see more see more... , Jack Warden , Tige Andrews , Eddie Constantine , Yaphet Kotto , Robert Loggia , Stephen Macht , David Opatoshu , Sylvia Sidney , James Woods , Allan Arbus , René Assa , Anna Berger , Peter Brocco , Stanley Brock , Alex Colon , Mariclare Costello , Larry Gelman , Lou Gilbert , Hanna Hertelendy , Aharon Ipalé , Barbara Allyne Bennet , Warren Kemmerling , Harvey Lembeck , Dinah Manoff , George Petrie , Louis Quinn , Kim Richards , Tom Rosqui , Billy Sands , Pearl Shear , Millie Slavin , Steve Shaw , Martin Speer , Dov Gottesfeld

Raid on Entebbe constitutes one of two all-star made-for-TV reenactments of the Entebbe rescue of July 4, 1976. On June 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by pro-P... read more read more...alestinian revolutionaries. The plane lands in Entebbe, Uganda, where President-for-life Idi Amin (Yaphet Kotto) struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijackers is obvious. Many of the passengers are released, but 103 Israelis are kept in custody, and it becomes apparent that the revolutionaries plan to use these unfortunates as a bargaining chip for the release of imprisoned terrorists throughout the world. With virtually no other option, the Israeli government gives the go-ahead for Operation Thunderbolt, a commando raid on the Entebbe airport. The cast includes Charles Bronson as General Shomron, Jack Warden as Mordecai Gur, Sylvia Sidney as ill-fated passenger Dora Bloch, and, as Prime Minister Rabin, Peter Finch, whose performance (his last) won him an Emmy nomination. Raid on Entebbe first aired on January 9, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Irvin Kershner

Release Date: January 9, 1977

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DVD Release Date: October 23, 2004

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  • jazzmonk
    May 27, 2010
    jazzmonk
    If this bit of history interests you then you will enjoy this. It's accurate, although Netanyahu died at the beginning of the raid. It could do with some editing. This could have been an hour long movie and been much better. Interesting subject, presented accurately, but only a f... read moreair movie.
  • athena6098
    February 17, 2007
    athena6098
    A well-made drama. Yes, It was a movie made for the television. But It is a great movie about the histori raid by Israeli commandos to recues Israeli Hosages. Which should not be forgot. Charles Bronson was very good in this movie.
  • splittailluvr
    November 9, 2006
    splittailluvr
    A good action drama and Yaphet Kotto gives a great performance as President Idi Amin Dada in this film version of a real life international incident.

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