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Operation Thunderbolt (1977)

June 6, 1977 (IL) Action, Drama, Thriller • 124m

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.

Director

Menahem Golan

Top Billed

Yehoram Gaon

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Yehoram Gaon
Yehoram Gaon

Col. Yonatan Netanyahu

Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor

Nurit Aviv

Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski

Wilfried Boese

Shmuel Rodensky
Shmuel Rodensky

Familienoberhaupt

Rolf Eden
Rolf Eden

Air France Co-Pilot

Arik Lavie
Arik Lavie

Gen. Dan Shomron

Shaike Ophir
Shaike Ophir

Gadi Arnon

Reuven Bar-Yotam
Reuven Bar-Yotam

Avraham Ben-David

Gabi Amrani
Gabi Amrani

Gavriel, a passeenger

Mark Heath
Mark Heath

Idi Amin Dada

Henri Czarniak
Henri Czarniak

Michel Bacos

Oded Teomi
Oded Teomi

Dan Zamir

Aryeh Moskona
Aryeh Moskona

Israeli citizens in conference (uncredited)

Dvora Kedar
Dvora Kedar

Israeli citizens in conference (uncredited)

Crew
Kuli Sander
Kuli Sander

Art Direction

Alfred Gershoni
Alfred Gershoni

Set Decoration

Adam Greenberg
Adam Greenberg

Director of Photography

Dov Seltzer
Dov Seltzer

Original Music Composer

Michael Collins
Michael Collins

Special Effects



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Status

Released

Original Language

HE

Budget

Revenue

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