Operation Thunderbolt
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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.
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Cast
17 people
Yehoram Gaon
Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
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Klaus Kinski
Wilfried Boese
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Shmuel Rodensky
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Sybil Danning
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Arik Lavie
Gen. Dan Shomron
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Shaike Ophir
Gadi Arnon
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King Solomon's Mines
The Delta Force
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Avraham Ben-David
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Masada
Gabi Amrani
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Mark Heath
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Menahem Golan Director · Ken Globus Writer Dov Seltzer Composer
United States release October 10, 1977 · Produced in Israel · Languages Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Spanish
Production
Cinema Shares International Distribution
Production
Golan-Globus Productions
Production
Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
מבצע יונתן
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · German · Hebrew · Spanish
Release dates
Israel · June 6, 1977
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1977
Theatrical
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