Operation Thunderbolt

2h 4min

Action

Drama

Thriller

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.

Production Companies

Cinema Shares International Distribution

Golan-Globus Productions

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

Release date

6th Jun 1977

Status

Released

Spoken languages

العربية, Deutsch, English, עִבְרִית