Ost operation thunderbolt jonathan the raid at entebbe 1977. Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe. Starring peter finch, charles bronson, martin balsam, yaphet kotto, jack warden, horst buchholz, john saxon, sylvia sidney, robert loggia and. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. Peter finch yitzhak rabin, martin balsam daniel cooper, horst buchholz wilfred boese, john saxon maj. Israelis rescue entebbe hostages israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly israelis or jews, held by propalestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda. Use of force for the protection of nationals abroad. Half way through this dvd, the movie just quit, and it could not be restarted. Too bad that the dvd version now being sold through amazon and other vendors is so bad. The entebbe incident case western reserve university school of. Nov 05, 2017 israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. On june 27 th, an air france aircraft was hijacked by palestinian and german terrorists.
Israels lightning strike the raid on entebbe 1976 by simon dunstan. The hijackers landed the plane at benghazi, libya and flew it from. At 140 minutes, the film moves at an unusually speedy pace. Its been dramatized heavily, most notably by a 1977 tv movie, raid on entebbe, directed by irvin kershner george lucass film teacher at usc film school, and who later went on to direct the empire strikes back. Raid on entebbe cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. This claim can be found in historical research, in official idf accounts, and in hollywood movies such as victory at entebbe 1976 and raid on entebbe 1977. He has the distinction of being named by the the new yorker magazine as americas best nonhiphop lyricist.
Morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack from 1965, 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith, david shire. Jun 25, 2016 entebbe would become a byword for military daring, the subject of three blockbuster movies, taught and studied by armies around the world including by the architects of the raid that captured. On june 27, 1976, four terrorists two of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and two of the german baadermeinhof terrorist group highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in entebbe, uganda. It starred peter finch as yitzhak rabin, martin balsam, horst buchholz as wilfred bose, sylvia sidney as dora bloch, charles bronson as dan shomron, yaphet kotto as idi amin and david opatoshu as menachem begin. Nbcs raid on entebbe aired on the evening of january 9, 1977, immediately after live coverage of that years super bowl game, and was watched by sixty million viewers 46 percent of the available audience. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda, on july 4, 1976. Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport the most audacious. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful. Hijacking of air france airbus by followers of popular. In may 1977, local thai authorities banned the film from being shown in thailand. Operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by the special forces of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife idi amin yaphet kotto struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijackers is obvious. On 9 january, 1977, another dramatised version of the rescue mission entitled raid on entebbe was shown on television.
Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission. A topsecret raid called operation thunderbolt is staged to save the hostages of the hijacked air france plane. We had an italian surname, so the end result would have been very musical. Download raid on entebbe 1976 xvid dvd rip avi file.
Raid on entebbe 1977 is a made for tv movie that is based on the actual operation entebbe. Ost operation thunderbolt jonathan the raid at entebbe. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda on july 4, 1976. The portrayal of prime minister yitzhak rabin was peter finchs final performance. The other two, raid on entebbe 1977 and operation thunderbolt 1977 soon.
Based on a true military operation by israeli commandos. Dan shomron, tige andrews shimon peres, eddie constantine capt. At about 0100 local time 2200gmt, ugandan soldiers and the hijackers were taken completely by surprise when three hercules transport planes landed after a 2,500mile trip. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe.
Raid on entebbe there isnt a scriptwriter alive who could have invented a more exciting story. Buy raid on entebbe video to dvd conversion from amazons movies store. The israelis own story a penguin special by yehuda ofer. The hijackers landed the plane at benghazi, libya and flew it from there to entebbe in uganda, where all nonjewish. Raid on entebbe television film by kershner 1977 britannica. Raid on entebbe by irvin kershner irvin kershner, peter. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976 a week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 jet airliner with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine external. The film was initially made for us television, but was considered to be of sufficient quality to be released theatrically for the international market. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Israeli commandos free hostages from terrorists in 1976 uganda. The mission was later renamed operation jonathan in honor of yonatan netanyahu.
In an action film based on an actual event, there is no requirement that it be completely faithful to historical events. When hostages are taken at the entebbe, uganda, airport in 1976, deliberations are required to determine how to handle the situation. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most. The entebbe raid was part of the ongoing arabisraeli conflict, which occurred on july 4, 1976, when the israeli sayeret matkal commandos landed at entebbe in uganda. Raid on entebbe tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I recently purchased this dvd from amazon and was totally blown away by its abbreviations of the story line and the quality of production.
Search results for raid on entebbe stock photos and images 39 page 1 of 1. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by propalestinian revolutionaries. In his film about the raid operation thunderbolt, 1977, he merged the dead hostages into a single character. Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france. Martin balsam, sylvia sidney, dora bloch, raid on entebbe, 1977 boeing 707 used in the raid on entebbe at. Yoni netanyahu wasnt the only one who died at entebbe. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife. As a new book on the raid on entebbe is published, we look at what really happened. The entebbe rescue operation jewish virtual library. Israeli commandos engage palestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda, freeing hostages. The raid on entebbe and the terrorism of the 1970s. Mordechai gur, yaphet kotto president idi amin dada, charles bronson brig.
Dani menkins documentary on the map recounts the inspiring tale of the israeli national basketball teams 1977 win of the european cup. The events were dramatised twice for american television. With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by. Raid on entebbe internet movie firearms database guns in. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 television film directed by irvin kershner the empire strikes back based on the true story of the israeli commando mission to liberate the hostages at the entebbe airport in kampala, uganda, on july 4, 1976. This note will examine the israeli commando raid on entebbe. Con assaf dayan, klaus kinski, gila almagor, yehoram gaon. Netanyahu, sybil danning and klaus kinski played the hijackers. Saul david has nimbly woven a breathless romp across europe, the middle east and. Yoni netanyahu, who died in the raid on entebbe airport, july 1976. Download raid on entebbe 1976 dvdr ntsc dvd5 charles. The cabin crew was busy preparing lunch for the 246 passengers when a scream was heard from the firstclass section.
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Scherick music david shire cinematography bill butler distributor nbc released 9 january, 1977 runtime. Victory at entebbe is based on the actual event operation entebbe, the raid on entebbe airport now entebbe international airport in uganda and the freeing of israeli hostages on july 4, 1976. Operation thunderbolt flight 9 and the raid on entebbe. Apr 11, 20 raid on entebbe is a 1977 tv movie directed by irvin kershner. I knew there was a problem with the download, will not get into the details. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious host ebook product description the definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. On entebbe and israel and desert one shortly after the raid the israelis quietly said that you never mount something like that without a backup plan it is interesting that in that raid was an impetus for col charles beckworth to form the delta force, which had a lot of input from his years as liaison to the british sas. Raid on entebbe constitutes one of two allstar madefortv reenactments of the entebbe rescue of july 4, 1976. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 57 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 3.
Abcs victory at entebbe was rushed through in december 1976 to head off nbcs raid on entebbe, which followed in january 1977. Operation entebbe was a rescue mission performed by several idf units in uganda 4,000 kilometers from israel on july 4 th 1976, for the liberation of 98 jewish and israeli hostages. With assaf dayan, klaus kinski, gila almagor, yehoram gaon original title operation thunderbolt. Raid on entebbe was one of several movies victory at entebbe, operation thunderbolt to be made about the rescue of the hostages from air france flight 9, by israeli commandos in 1976.
During these developments president amin had been in touch by telephone with colonel rtd. It was in june 1976 that an air france plane carrying 244 passengers and a crew of 12 on a flight from athens to paris was hijacked by terrorists who frced the captain to alter course and eventually land at ugandas entebbe airport. The erotic thriller eyes of laura mars 1978 would develop a minor cult following. An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the. Of the two telemovies that came out five months after operation entebbe, this is considered a better paced dramatization of the. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious. In this dramatization, members of the revolutionary cells and the popular front for the liberation of palestine hijack an air france flight, and the.
Raid on entebbe 1977 in this dramatization, members of the revolutionary cells and the popular front for the liberation of palestine hijack an air france flight, and the airplane makes its way. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 tv movie directed by irvin kershner. After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the red army faction a west german radical leftist group and flown to entebbe, ugan. Capitalizing on its strong allstar ensemble cast, a film version was released theatrically in the uk and europe in early 1977. Benny peled, sylvia sidney dora bloch, jack warden lt.