Raid on Entebbe
“The boldest rescue in history”
Overview
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.
Production Companies
Edgar J. Scherick Associates, 20th Century Fox Television, NBC
Languages
English, French, Hebrew
Cast
Charles Bronson
Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
Peter Finch
Yitzhak Rabin
Yaphet Kotto
President Idi Amin - Jr.
Martin Balsam
Daniel Cooper
Horst Buchholz
Wilfred Boese
John Saxon
Maj. Gen. Benny Peled
Jack Warden
Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur
Sylvia Sidney
Dora Bloch
Robert Loggia
Yigal Allon
James Woods
Capt. Sammy Berg
Tige Andrews
Shimon Peres
Eddie Constantine
Capt. Becaud
David Opatoshu
Menachem Begin
Allan Arbus
Eli Melnick
Stephen Macht
Lt. Col. 'Yonni' Netanyahu
