As a new book on the raid on entebbe is published, we look at what really happened. On 9 january, 1977, another dramatised version of the rescue mission entitled raid on entebbe was shown on television. Raid on entebbe was a 1977 telefilm released theatrically overseas about a daring hostage rescue carried out by israeli commandos at the entebbe airfield in uganda in summer 1976. Raid on entebbe cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the red army faction a west german radical leftist group and flown to entebbe, ugan. Raid on entebbe telecasted on january 9, 1977 made for television, this was written by golden globe award winner barry beckerman and directed by irvin kershner the eyes of laura mars, never say never again. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. Martin balsam, sylvia sidney, dora bloch, raid on entebbe, 1977 boeing 707 used in the raid on entebbe at.
Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976 a week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 jet airliner with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine external. The raid on entebbe and the terrorism of the 1970s. The entebbe incident case western reserve university school of. Victory at entebbe is based on the actual event operation entebbe, the raid on entebbe airport now entebbe international airport in uganda and the freeing of israeli hostages on july 4, 1976. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 57 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 3. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Dani menkins documentary on the map recounts the inspiring tale of the israeli national basketball teams 1977 win of the european cup. Raid on entebbe tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Of the two telemovies that came out five months after operation entebbe, this is considered a better paced dramatization of the. Morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack from 1965, 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith, david shire. On june 27 th, an air france aircraft was hijacked by palestinian and german terrorists. Raid on entebbe by irvin kershner irvin kershner, peter.
Use of force for the protection of nationals abroad. Apr 11, 20 raid on entebbe is a 1977 tv movie directed by irvin kershner. Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. On entebbe and israel and desert one shortly after the raid the israelis quietly said that you never mount something like that without a backup plan it is interesting that in that raid was an impetus for col charles beckworth to form the delta force, which had a lot of input from his years as liaison to the british sas. Download raid on entebbe 1976 xvid dvd rip avi file. Search results for raid on entebbe stock photos and images 39 page 1 of 1. Operation entebbe was a rescue mission performed by several idf units in uganda 4,000 kilometers from israel on july 4 th 1976, for the liberation of 98 jewish and israeli hostages. The israeli special forces operation at entebbe goes down in history as one of the most audacious counterterrorist assaults ever conducted.
Raid on entebbe 1977 in this dramatization, members of the revolutionary cells and the popular front for the liberation of palestine hijack an air france flight, and the airplane makes its way. The class act that was raid on entebbe 1977 didnt go unnoticed. The entebbe raid was part of the ongoing arabisraeli conflict, which occurred on july 4, 1976, when the israeli sayeret matkal commandos landed at entebbe in uganda. Mordechai gur, yaphet kotto president idi amin dada, charles bronson brig.
In july 1976, an air france flight from telaviv to paris. Raid on entebbe constitutes one of two allstar madefortv reenactments of the entebbe rescue of july 4, 1976. The portrayal of prime minister yitzhak rabin was peter finchs final performance. The events were dramatised twice for american television. The entebbe rescue operation jewish virtual library. Its been dramatized heavily, most notably by a 1977 tv movie, raid on entebbe, directed by irvin kershner george lucass film teacher at usc film school, and who later went on to direct the empire strikes back. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It was in june 1976 that an air france plane carrying 244 passengers and a crew of 12 on a flight from athens to paris was hijacked by terrorists who frced the captain to alter course and eventually land at ugandas entebbe airport.
Netanyahu, sybil danning and klaus kinski played the hijackers. Yoni netanyahu, who died in the raid on entebbe airport, july 1976. The hijackers landed the plane at benghazi, libya and flew it from there to entebbe in uganda, where all nonjewish. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by propalestinian revolutionaries. Abcs victory at entebbe was rushed through in december 1976 to head off nbcs raid on entebbe, which followed in january 1977.
The erotic thriller eyes of laura mars 1978 would develop a minor cult following. Israeli commandos free hostages from terrorists in 1976 uganda. Starring peter finch, charles bronson, martin balsam, yaphet kotto, jack warden, horst buchholz, john saxon, sylvia sidney, robert loggia and. When hostages are taken at the entebbe, uganda, airport in 1976, deliberations are required to determine how to handle the situation. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife.
The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. Con assaf dayan, klaus kinski, gila almagor, yehoram gaon. Operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by the special forces of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. Saul david has nimbly woven a breathless romp across europe, the middle east and.
Scherick music david shire cinematography bill butler distributor nbc released 9 january, 1977 runtime. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe. Many people know the basic story of the entebbe raid. Dan shomron, tige andrews shimon peres, eddie constantine capt. With assaf dayan, klaus kinski, gila almagor, yehoram gaon original title operation thunderbolt. Download raid on entebbe 1976 dvdr ntsc dvd5 charles bronson torrent or any other torrent from category. Hijacking of air france airbus by followers of popular.
The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife idi amin yaphet kotto struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijackers is obvious. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious. A topsecret raid called operation thunderbolt is staged to save the hostages of the hijacked air france plane. Operation thunderbolt flight 9 and the raid on entebbe. During these developments president amin had been in touch by telephone with colonel rtd. Too bad that the dvd version now being sold through amazon and other vendors is so bad. Nbcs raid on entebbe aired on the evening of january 9, 1977, immediately after live coverage of that years super bowl game, and was watched by sixty million viewers 46 percent of the available audience. Yoni netanyahu wasnt the only one who died at entebbe. We had an italian surname, so the end result would have been very musical. In this dramatization, members of the revolutionary cells and the popular front for the liberation of palestine hijack an air france flight, and the. Peter finch yitzhak rabin, martin balsam daniel cooper, horst buchholz wilfred boese, john saxon maj.
Half way through this dvd, the movie just quit, and it could not be restarted. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by. Poster 2f film lions of warraid on entebbe charles. Nov 05, 2017 israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. In an action film based on an actual event, there is no requirement that it be completely faithful to historical events. This note will examine the israeli commando raid on entebbe. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the. Download raid on entebbe 1976 dvdr ntsc dvd5 charles. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda, on july 4, 1976. On june 27, 1976, four terrorists two of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and two of the german baadermeinhof terrorist group highjacked a passenger jet and forced a landing in entebbe, uganda. Capitalizing on its strong allstar ensemble cast, a film version was released theatrically in the uk and europe in early 1977. This claim can be found in historical research, in official idf accounts, and in hollywood movies such as victory at entebbe 1976 and raid on entebbe 1977. Israeli commandos engage palestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda, freeing hostages. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 tv movie directed by irvin kershner.
Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. In may 1977, local thai authorities banned the film from being shown in thailand. The film was initially made for us television, but was considered to be of sufficient quality to be released theatrically for the international market. Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens. With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. The original raid on entebbe that came out as a tv special was very, very good. Ost operation thunderbolt jonathan the raid at entebbe 1977. The other two, raid on entebbe 1977 and operation thunderbolt 1977 soon. I recently purchased this dvd from amazon and was totally blown away by its abbreviations of the story line and the quality of production. At 140 minutes, the film moves at an unusually speedy pace. The cabin crew was busy preparing lunch for the 246 passengers when a scream was heard from the firstclass section. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 television film directed by irvin kershner the empire strikes back based on the true story of the israeli commando mission to liberate the hostages at the entebbe airport in kampala, uganda, on july 4, 1976. He has the distinction of being named by the the new yorker magazine as americas best nonhiphop lyricist.
Israelis rescue entebbe hostages israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly israelis or jews, held by propalestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda. Raid on entebbe was one of several movies victory at entebbe, operation thunderbolt to be made about the rescue of the hostages from air france flight 9, by israeli commandos in 1976. Else clues 60yearold carrier airline airline based near tel aviv airline established in 1948 airline formed in 1948 airline founded in 1948 airline from israel airline from lod airport airline inaugurated in 1948 airline launched in 1948 airline name drawn from hosea. Jun 25, 2016 entebbe would become a byword for military daring, the subject of three blockbuster movies, taught and studied by armies around the world including by the architects of the raid that captured. Raid on entebbe 1977 is a made for tv movie that is based on the actual operation entebbe. Raid on entebbe there isnt a scriptwriter alive who could have invented a more exciting story. The israelis own story a penguin special by yehuda ofer. The mission was later renamed operation jonathan in honor of yonatan netanyahu. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious host ebook product description the definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 nbc television film directed by irvin kershner. The 26yearold was determined to break the news to his parents himself.
In his film about the raid operation thunderbolt, 1977, he merged the dead hostages into a single character. It starred peter finch as yitzhak rabin, martin balsam, horst buchholz as wilfred bose, sylvia sidney as dora bloch, charles bronson as dan shomron, yaphet kotto as idi amin and david opatoshu as menachem begin. Based on a true military operation by israeli commandos. The hijackers landed the plane at benghazi, libya and flew it from. Israels lightning strike the raid on entebbe 1976 by simon dunstan. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda on july 4, 1976. Raid on entebbe television film by kershner 1977 britannica.