Operation Thunderbolt

Operation Thunderbolt

124 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | June 6, 1977

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.

Operation Thunderbolt

124 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | June 6, 1977

Operation Thunderbolt
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Golan-Globus Productions, Cinema Shares International Distribution
Original title מבצע יונתן
Directors Menahem Golan
Writers Ken Globus, Menahem Golan

Cast

Yehoram Gaon

as Col. Yonatan Netanyahu

Gila Almagor

as Nurit Aviv

Klaus Kinski

as Wilfried Boese

Assi Dayan

as Shuki

Shmuel Rodensky

as Familienoberhaupt

Rolf Eden

as Air France Co-Pilot

Sybil Danning

as Halima

Arik Lavie

as Gen. Dan Shomron

Shaike Ophir

as Gadi Arnon

Reuven Bar-Yotam

as Avraham Ben-David

Gabi Amrani

as Gavriel, a passeenger

Mark Heath

as Idi Amin Dada

Henri Czarniak

as Michel Bacos

Shoshana Shani-Lavie

as Alma Raviv

Oded Teomi

as Dan Zamir