Raid on Entebbe

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.

Details

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

Harvey Lembeck

Mr. Harvey

Dinah Manoff

Rachel Sager

Kim Richards

Alice

Aharon Ipalé

Maj. David Grut

Warren J. Kemmerling

Gad Yaakobi