Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
2h 4m
Running Time
June 6, 1977Release Date
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
2h 4m
Running Time
June 6, 1977Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Yehoram Gaon
Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
Gila Almagor
Nurit Aviv
Assi Dayan
Shuki
Shmuel Rodensky
Familienoberhaupt
Klaus Kinski
Wilfried Boese
Rolf Eden
Air France Co-Pilot
Menahem Golan
Director
Ken Globus
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 6, 1977
Original Nameמבצע יונתן
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Genres
Wiki.
Operation Thunderbolt, known in Israel as Mivtsa Yonatan (מבצע יונתן, literally "Operation Jonathan"), also called Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt in the US, is a 1977 Israeli film directed by Menahem Golan and stars Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon and Sybil Danning. The film is based on an actual event – the hijacking of a flight by terrorists and the freeing of Israeli hostages on July 4, 1976. The operation was known as (Operation Entebbe, military code name: "Operation Thunderbolt") at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Operation Thunderbolt follows the events following the flight's takeoff until the hostages' return to Israel.