Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an air france flight en route from tel aviv to paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted. But its a baitandswitch, a cruel tease by a poisonous snake. The israeli mission to rescue them, known as operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt, is the latest historical event to be given the hollywood. If you like raid on entebbe you are looking for exciting, rough and serious movies about with hijacking, terrorism, airport, military, heroes, hostages and confined themes of action, drama and history genre shot in usa. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 nbc television film directed by irvin kershner. The building is still pockmarked from the infamous 1976 israeli rescue operations.
Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france. Raid on entebbe 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. Three usaf c hercules aircraft are parked in front of the empty raid on entebbe terminal. Released 1977, raid on entebbe stars peter finch, martin balsam, horst bucholz, charles bronson the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and. Raid on entebbe internet movie firearms database guns.
Israels 1976 raid on the entebbe, uganda airport is one of the most daring, heroic, and successful rescue missions ever. In 1976, an air france airplane carrying 250 passengers to paris from tel aviv was hijacked by terrorists. Israels raid on entebbe, thirtyfive years ago today. Raid on entebbe was a television movie made back in 1976 that had a surprisingly diverse cast. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by propalestinian revolutionaries. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket.
You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing raid on entebbe near you. Three quickie movies about the entebbe raid were rushed out in the late 70s. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife idi amin yaphet kotto struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijackers. Their path to entebbe was carefully selected to avoid being seen by russian ships or egyptian radar. An old home movie taken in entebbe was used to show them more about the layout of the airport. You are bidding on an original press photo of charles bronson with gun raid on entebbe 1970s tv movie. Betsers account of the entebbe raid is included in his two autobiographies. Or for rehearsals of the raid that are so clumsily staged that they give us no indication of what makes the famed. Padilha, the brazilian director of the elite squad movies, the robocop reboot and the superb documentary.
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Arab terrorists hijacked an air france a300 airbus carrying almost 200 passengers, 100 of which are israeli citizens. Morituri raid on entebbe soundtrack from 1965, 1977, composed by jerry goldsmith, david shire. Operation entebbe and the freeing of hostages at entebbe airport in entebbe, uganda, on july 4, 1976. This movie raid on entebbe was by far the worst production of any movie i. And the trailer for the movie, 7 days in entebbe rated pgin theaters todaypretends to agree with that assessment. Soon after noon on july 3rd, four cs took off from israel with the troops for the rescue mission. The portrayal of prime minister yitzhak rabin was peter finchs final performance. Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Press photo charles bronson with gun raid on entebbe 1970s. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Rise and fall of idi amin 1980, a biopic of the ugandan dictator which features the raid. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe.
An act of terrorism leads to one of the most daring rescue missions ever attempted. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. The entebbe account the netanyahu family would rather not. Raid on entebbe dvd, 2004 good action movie based on a true story. The acting was fine and both movie story lines are closely paralleled, but someone forgot to light up the stage when they began filming raid on entebbe. Movies go bad in all kinds of ways, but in 7 days in entebbe the filmmakers found a brandnew way for their movie to commit suicide. A film that is historically accurate, raid on entebbe is engrossing and exciting to watch. With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 television film directed by irvin kershner the empire strikes back based on the true story of the israeli commando mission to liberate the hostages at the entebbe airport in kampala, uganda, on july 4, 1976. I too am not jewish or ugandan and i remember the news reports but. Rescue at entebbe, episode 12 of 2005 documentary series against all odds. In that time, many of you have generously donated to our paypal account and we are forever grateful.
Anyone who likes war movies and was alive in the 1970s perhaps remembers the 1977 movie the raid on entebbe. Just few months down the incident, american tv films victory at entebbe 1976 and raid on entebbe 1977. Gee, not jewish, not a particular follower of the middle east, never saw the movie though i certainly heard about it and i still remember the raid on entebbe. This post contains spoilers for the movie 7 days in entebbe. The actual raid on entebbe was itself a very daring rescue, and it translates extremely well to film. July 4, 1976, israeli special operations raid on entebbe stuns the world by steve balestrieri jul 4, 2017 share this. Even though you know the outcome in advance, you will find yourself wanting to stay with the film until the end. 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. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free. After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of.
Raid on entebbe constitutes one of two allstar madefortv reenactments of the entebbe rescue of july 4, 1976. This new one is directed by jose padilha who made the excellent. Peter finch and charles bronson starred in raid on entebbe. 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. On june 27, 1976, two palestinians and two german radicals, a man and a woman, hijack a jet headed to paris from israel. I saw that and also idolized the kickass israeli commandos and it even inspired my own career in the army. In new film, jewish director challenges israeli version of. Operation entebbe, also known as operation thunderbolt, has been dramatized in the past, in several tv movies 1976s victory at entebbe, 1977s raid on entebbe and a handful of. The movie was directed by irvin kershner who also happened to direct the star wars movie the empire strikes back.
This movie raid on entebbe was by far the worst production of any movie i have ever watched. The film stars charles bronson, horst buchholz, peter finch, james woods, and yaphet kotto as uganda president idi amin. On june 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of. Raid on entebbe was a great movie and a greater story when you understand the logistics of it, alright. Entebbe, a documentary about the hijacking and the subsequent rescue mission. In new film, jewish director challenges israeli version of 1976 entebbe rescue jose padilha casts yoni netanyahu in lessthanheroic light, tells. Raid on entebbe 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Set over the course of seven days in junejuly 1976, the film is the latest recreation of the now famous operation thunderbolt, when israeli commandos of the sayeret matkal commonly known as the unit. The plane lands in entebbe, uganda, where presidentforlife idi amin yaphet. As the likelihood of finding a diplomatic solution fades, an elite group of commandos hatch a fearless. In 1976, an air france airplane carrying 250 passengers to paris from. Two short years ago we created this message box on our home page, asking for your help to keep this site up and running. Raid on entebbe constitutes one of two allstar madefortv reenactments of the entebbe.