Raid on Entebbe (1976)

Directed by

Irvin Kershner

Genre

drama film, action film, war film, docudrama, thriller film, political thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows Israeli officials debating how to rescue hostages taken by hijackers at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. It follows the planning and execution of the military raid and the controversy it sparked.

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What happens

Raid on Entebbe is a 1977 NBC television film directed by Irvin Kershner. It is based on the Entebbe raid, an Israeli military operation to liberate hostages at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, on July 4, 1976. The portrayal of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was Peter Finch's final performance; he died five days after the film's release. Raid on Entebbe portrays the discussions within the Israeli government, the military rescue of the hostages, and the controversy prompted by the rescue. It was one of three films made in the 1970s based on the Entebbe raid, Victory at Entebbe was rushed through production by ABC and broadcast one month earlier in December 1976. Operation Thunderbolt (1977, Israel) was the third A fourth film, Entebbe (titled 7 Days in Entebbe in the U.S.) was released over four decades later in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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