Watch Operation Thunderbolt (1977) Official Trailer
6.1 / 10 IMDb June 6, 1977 2h 4m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 4m
Release Date
June 6, 1977
Genre
Action, Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Spanish
Country
Israel
Cast
Yehoram Gaon
as Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
Gila Almagor
as Nurit Aviv
Klaus Kinski
as Wilfried Boese
Assi Dayan
as Shuki
Shmuel Rodensky
as Familienoberhaupt
Rolf Eden
as Air France Co-Pilot
Sybil Danning
as Halima
Arik Lavie
as Gen. Dan Shomron
Shaike Ophir
as Gadi Arnon
Reuven Bar-Yotam
as Avraham Ben-David
Gabi Amrani
as Gavriel, a passeenger
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Mark Heath
as Idi Amin Dada
Henri Czarniak
as Michel Bacos
Shoshana Shani-Lavie
as Alma Raviv
Oded Teomi
as Dan Zamir
Aryeh Moskona
as Israeli citizens in conference (uncredited)
No photo
Dvora Kedar
as Israeli citizens in conference (uncredited)
Production Companies
Cinema Shares International Distribution
Golan-Globus Productions
Operation Thunderbolt Official Trailer 1977
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