Operation Thunderbolt

Name: Operation Thunderbolt
Director: Menahem Golan
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1977-06-06
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Klaus Kinski, Assi Dayan, Shmuel Rodensky

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1977 · 124 min · Action · Drama · Thriller · TMDB 6.1/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Menahem Golan

Cast

Yehoram Gaon — Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
Gila Almagor — Nurit Aviv
Klaus Kinski — Wilfried Boese
Assi Dayan — Shuki
Shmuel Rodensky — Familienoberhaupt