Operation Thunderbolt
– In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land..
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.
27 Jan 1978
Hebrew, English, German, Arabic, Spanish
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Menahem Golan
Ken Globus (dialogue), Menahem Golan, Clarke Reynolds
Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Assi Dayan, Klaus Kinski
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. The film is based on the true facts and follows the events since the flight's takeoff and until the hostages' return to Israel.
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