Over 200 passengers on an air france flight are held hostage over seven days in the summer of 1976. The erotic thriller eyes of laura mars 1978 would develop a minor cult following. 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. Generally netanyahus visit, which coincided with the 40th anniversary of israels famous raid on entebbe international airport in 1976, is meant to consolidate relations between israel and africa. Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers.
Raid on entebbe constitutes one of two allstar madefortv reenactments of the entebbe rescue of july 4, 1976. Operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. At 140 minutes, the film moves at an unusually speedy pace. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 57 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 3 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 2. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france plane with 248 passengers was hijacked, by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the german revolutionary cells, and flown to entebbe, the main airport of. The portrayal of prime minister yitzhak rabin was peter finchs final performance. Entebbe experiences tropical rainforest climate af according to the koppen climate classification as the city has no real dry season throughout the year. Yoni netanyahu, who died in the raid on entebbe airport, 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.
Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport the most audacious hostage. Morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack from 1965, 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith, david shire. 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. Aug 15, 2001 morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack cd details and availability. Raid on entebbe there isnt a scriptwriter alive who could have invented a more exciting story. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of. The plane lands at entebbe in uganda, then under the rule of idi amin. The class act that was raid on entebbe 1977 didnt go unnoticed.
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. The original raid on entebbe that came out as a tv special was very, very good. Entebbe is the location of entebbe international airport, ugandas largest commercial and military airport, best known for the. Raid on entebbe 1976 martin balsam and kim richards in raid on entebbe. Raid on entebbe television film by kershner 1977 britannica. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. Overview of raid on entebbe, 1977, directed by bud s. As a new book on the raid on entebbe is published, we look at what really happened. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Raid on entebbe 1976 is an action, drama movie starring charles bronson and peter finch.
Starring peter finch, charles bronson, martin balsam, yaphet kotto, jack warden, horst buchholz, john saxon, sylvia sidney, robert loggia and. Based on a true military operation by israeli commandos. The events lasted eight days beginning in athens, greece on sunday, june 27. There was maybe 10 minutes edited out from the mobie i remember in the 70s or 80s.
Movie music by composer jerry goldsmith, david shire. It was released in the united states on 16 march 2018 and in. Raid on entebbe tells the amazing true story of a daring mission by israeli commandos to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking at entebbe airport in uganda and is presented here in its full length version. On a lake victoria peninsula, approximately 37 kilometres 23 mi southwest of the ugandan capital, kampala, it was once the seat of government for the protectorate of uganda prior to independence, in 1962. Find out about the raid on entebbe and the results of the operation entebbe in uganda with these 10 surprising facts. Israels raid on entebbe was almost a disaster the daring hostage rescue was a pr coup but 40 years on, new scholarship reveals how it was almost sunk by infighting and blunders. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife idi amin yaphet kotto struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijackers. Nov 05, 2017 israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Israelis rescue entebbe hostages israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly israelis or jews, held by propalestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda.
Apr 22, 2015 ost operation thunderbolt jonathan the raid at entebbe 1977. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostage rescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in. He has the distinction of being named by the the new yorker magazine as americas best nonhiphop lyricist. The mountain goats is the musical project of singersongwriter, novelist, pianist and guitarist john darnielle. The entebbe raid in 1976 was a truelife thriller with hostages, terrorists and idi amin, but this retelling wont leave you on. Israeli raid to free hostages at the entebbe airport, uganda when it was under the murderer idi amin. With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda, on july 4, 1976.
It is also the 35th anniversary of the israeli raid on entebbe, july 4, 1976, in which the idf planned and carried out one of the most audacious, innovative, and courageous rescue operations in military history. I recently purchased this dvd from amazon and was totally blown away by its abbreviations of the story line and the quality of production. 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. Raid on entebbe 1977 cast and crew 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. Raid on entebbe internet movie firearms database guns. Israels hunt for the red prince, ali hassan salameh al jazeera world duration.
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. Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission. Israels raid on entebbe was almost a disaster telegraph. The film stars charles bronson, horst buchholz, peter finch, james woods, and yaphet kotto as uganda president idi amin. In 1976 four militants hijacked an air france plane, diverting it to entebbe, their cause was to secure the release of militants in israel. 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. Starring daniel bruhl, rosamund pike, eddie marsan, denis menochet, ben schnetzer and lior ashkenazi.
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. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 57 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 3. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. Entebbe raid humiliated amin, nearly caused east african war. Mar 17, 2018 the entebbe rescue has actually been depicted several times on screen, with a pair of 1970as tv movies victory at entebbe and the more famous raid on entebbe starring charles bronson. Ost operation thunderbolt jonathan the raid at entebbe 1977. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france plane with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine external operations pflpeo under orders of wadie haddad who had.
Raid on entebbe internet movie firearms database guns in. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife. 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. Raid on entebbe by irvin kershner irvin kershner, peter. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful military operations in history.
The mission was later renamed operation jonathan in honor of yonatan netanyahu. It was released in the united states on 16 march 2018 and in the united kingdom on 11 may 2018. The driest season is january with precipitation total 65 millimetres 2. Ost operation thunderbolt jonathan the raid at entebbe. Many of the hostages were later released but 106 israelis and jews were still held. 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. Translate to english the film talks about the operation from 3 points of view. The entebbe rescue operation jewish virtual library. 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. The erotic thriller eyes of laura mars 1978 would develop a. Mivtsa yonatan 1977 operation thunderbolt, the raid on entebbe. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing raid on entebbe near you. The film recounts the story of operation entebbe, a 1976 counterterrorist hostagerescue operation. 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. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by. Isaacs, with aharon ipale, rene assa, billy sands, at turner classic movies. After much debate, the israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid.
The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 nbc television film directed by irvin kershner. I have ordered cast a giant shadow kirk douglas and exodus paul. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by propalestinian revolutionaries. With virtually no other option, the israeli government gives the goahead for operation thunderbolt, a commando raid on the entebbe airport.
Morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack cd details and availability. Netanyahu opens up on loss of brother in entebbe raid duration. The original raid on entebbe that came out as a tv special was very. Raid on entebbe cast and crew cast photos and info.
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