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Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
Director: Menahem Golan
Cast: Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Klaus Kinski, Assi Dayan
Runtime124 min
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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.
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Operation Thunderbolt, the 1977 action-drama directed by Menahem Golan, offers a gripping and tense recreation of the real-life Entebbe hostage crisis. Featuring powerful performances from a talented cast including Klaus Kinski, the film blends intense action sequences with thought-provoking themes, making it a must-see for fans of thrillers and historical dramas.
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Operation Thunderbolt, known in Israel as Mivtza Yonatan, also called Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt in the US, is a 1977 Israeli film directed and co-written by Menahem Golan and starring Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon and Sybil Danning. The film is based on an actual event – the hijacking of a flight by terrorists and the freeing of Israeli hostages on July 4, 1976 at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. The Entebbe raid was known as Operation Entebbe or Operation Thunderbolt. Operation Thunderbolt follows the events following the flight's takeoff until the hostages' return to Israel. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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