Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Overview : Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..
Release Date : December 26, 1976
Runtime : 145m
Genre : Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, History
Companies : Edgar J. Scherick Associates, 20th Century Fox Television, NBC
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : israel, war on terror, uganda, based on true story, terrorism, hostage situation, air raid, military, operation entebbe, special ops, rescue operation, operation thunderbolt