In 1976, an air france airplane carrying 250 passengers to paris from tel aviv was. Victory at entebbe 1976 cast and crew israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Mar 15, 2014 victory at entebbe is a madefortelevision film from 1976 based on an actual event. Reliance entertainments 7 days in entebbe will release in india on march 16. Victory at entebbe is a madefortelevision film from 1976 based on an actual event. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, regan, in the film the exorcist 1973, for which she was nominated for an academy award and won a golden globe. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe airport in uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. 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. Over 200 passengers on an air france flight are held hostage over seven days in the summer of 1976. She portrayed diana ballard in supernatural series in season 2 episode 07.
Operation entebbe and the freeing of israeli hostages at entebbe airport in uganda. The madefortv film victory at entebbe, which somehow managed to get shot, edited, and aired within five months of the july 4, 1976 event, is the first of three films on the subject. The story begins when arab terrorist capture a civilian airliner and force a landing at entebbe. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Raid on entebbe 1976, operation thunderbolt 1977, flight 93 2006, strategic command 1997, final approach 2007. The film starred anthony hopkins, burt lancaster, elizabeth taylor, richard dreyfuss, and kirk douglas. A gripping political thriller inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an air france flight en route from tel aviv to paris, the film depicts the most daring rescue mission ever attempted. Operation entebbe and the freeing of israeli hostages at entebbe airport now entebbe international airport in uganda. Over the following two days, 148 nonisraeli hostages were released and. Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from.
An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. 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. Based on a true military operation by israeli commandos. Yoni netanyahu, who died in the raid on entebbe airport, july 1976. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. The sets seem deliberately amateurish, creating the image that were watching a play being performed on a stage, not a real motion picture. The other two, raid on entebbe 1977 and operation thunderbolt 1977 soon followed. At about 0100 local time 2200gmt, ugandan soldiers and the hijackers were taken completely by surprise when three hercules transport planes landed after a 2,500mile trip. Victory at entebbe 1976 israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Dec 07, 2017 7 days in entebbe is rated pg for violence, some thematic material, drug use, smoking and brief strong language the plot.
The israeli mission to rescue them, known as operation entebbe or. Victory at entebbe is a madefortelevision film from 1976. Entebbe airport in uganda, the african nation ruled by ruthless strongman idi amin. An air france airplane is hijacked by the plo due the large number of israeli and jewish passengers. Mongols season 1 full from genghis to kublai duration. The film starred anthony hopkins, burt lancaster, elizabeth taylor and richard. Israelis rescue entebbe hostages israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly israelis or jews, held by propalestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda.
Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens. Victory at entebbe tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It suffers a bit from the faults of being shot so quickly, in a studio, and on videotape later transferred to film. 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. This story is based on a real life incident on july 4, 1976 when an israeli commando force rescued 256 airline passengers held hostage by arab and german terrorists at entebbe airport, uganda. Victory at entebbe has the look and feel of a movie put together in about 10 days. The airport is ugandas main airport and is situated near the capital city of kampala, uganda.
A fourth film, entebbe titled 7 days in entebbe in the. An allstar cast, most of the bigname actors spend their time chewing up the scenery and overacting. Victory at entebbe is a 1976 american madefortelevision actiondrama film for broadcast on. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. It was the first of three films made in the 1970s based on the entebbe raid.
Victory at entebbe 1976 tv movie region free pal, plays in original english audio without subtitles. This tv movie begins when arab terrorists capture a civilian airliner and force a landing at entebbe. Yerachmiel begun and the miami boys choir victory entebbe. The entebbe operation has been portrayed in numerous israeli films over the years, including 1977s operation thunderbolt starring klaus kinski and a documentary of the same name in 2000, in. Feb, 2015 operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. On 27 june 1976, air france flight 9, an airbus a300b4203, registration. The other two, raid on entebbe 1977 and operation thunderbolt 1977 soon. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostage rescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. The plane lands at entebbe in uganda, then under the rule of idi amin, and the israeli. 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. Official feel films spanish region 0 region free pal dvd release as pictured. Victory at entebbe 1976 is an action, drama movie starring helmut berger and theodore bikel. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission. Total number of members who have this title in their.
A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france plane with 248 passengers was hijacked, by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the german revolutionary cells, and flown to entebbe, the main airport of. Linda denise blair born january 22, 1959 is an american actress. Home all yerachmiel begun and the miami boys choir victory entebbe. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. Ugandan president idi amin struts about at the airport, insisting that he can do nothing. Victory at entebbe 1976 tv movie region free pal, plays in. Victory at entebbe 1976 minutes after departing athens on june 27, 1976, air france flight 9 was commandeered. In 1976, terrorists hijack an air france airplane, and divert it to uganda, where they demand to exchange their hostages for fellow terrorists held in israeli jails. Menarchik, e politics of the israeli rescue operation at entebbe.
With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Within months after the spectacular july 4, 1976 rescue of hostages from ugandas entebbe airport, there were two competing tv movies on the subject. Julius harris portrayed idi amin, following the fatal heart attack suffered by the actor originally cast in the role, godfrey cambridge. Buy or rent victory at entebbe movie now family video. They had teamed up with two members of a breakaway faction of the. On june 27, 1976, four terrorists belonging to a splinter group of the popular front for the liberation of palestine under the orders of wadie haddad boarded and hijacked an air france airbus a300 in athens, greece. Victory at entebbe ist ein us amerikanischer fernsehfilm. The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. Victory at entebbe movie 1976 clip video dailymotion. With helmut berger, linda blair, kirk douglas, richard dreyfuss. Operation entebbe was a counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. The british film is directed by jose padilha and stars rosamund pike and daniel bruhl in the lead roles. Feb 06, 2020 victory at entebbe movie clipplot synopsis.
The longest and least of the two was victory at entebbe, hurriedly shot on videotape. Starring daniel bruhl, rosamund pike, eddie marsan, denis menochet, ben schnetzer and lior ashkenazi. The mission was later renamed operation jonathan in honor of yonatan netanyahu. Victory at entebbe 1976 12 1976 us action, drama, history 1h 59m user score. Victory at entebbe is a 1976 american madefortelevision actiondrama film for broadcast on abc, directed by marvin j. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue. Not to be confused with 1976 s victory at entebbe which also happens to feature a similarly impressive cast that includes kirk douglas, richard dreyfuss, anthony hopkins, burt lancaster and elizabeth taylor raid on entebbe is a golden globewinning tv movie from the empire strikes back director irvin kershner that recounts the 1976. Minutes after departing athens on june 27, 1976, air france flight 9 was commandeered by militant terrorists.