Raid on Entebbe
The boldest rescue in history
1976 | 145m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Irvin Kershner |
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| Writer: | Barry Beckerman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 26, 1976 |
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| Director: | Irvin Kershner |
| Writer: | Barry Beckerman |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | israel, war on terror, uganda, based on true story, terrorism, hostage situation, air raid, military, operation entebbe, special ops, idi amin, rescue operation, operation thunderbolt |
| Production Companies | NBC, 20th Century Fox Television, Edgar J. Scherick Associates |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mariclare Costello | Gabrielle Krieger |
| Robin Gammell | Mr. Sager |
| Lou Gilbert | Chaim Bar-Lev |
| Billy Sands | Mr. Goldbaum |
| Pearl Shear | Mrs. Loeb |
| Alex Colon | Terrorist |
| Millie Slavin | Mrs. Sager |
| René Assa | Terrorist |
| Barbara Allyne Bennet | Relative |
| Anna Berger | Mrs. Berg |
| Stanley Brock | Israel Gallili |
| Peter Brocco | Mr. Scharf |
| Lauren Friedman | Julie Darin |
| Larry Gelman | Mr. Berg |
| Hanna Landy | Mrs. Gordon |
| Harlee McBride | Air France Stewardess |
| George Petrie | Chaim Zadok |
| Louis Quinn | Delegation Member |
| Tom Rosqui | Amos Eran |
| Martin Speer | Delegation Member |
| Milton "Butterball" Smith | Ugandan Soldier killed at airport gun battle (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bud S. Isaacs | Editor |
| Fred Price | Set Decoration |
| Barry Beckerman | Writer |
| Nick Archer | Editor |
| Kirk Axtell | Art Direction |
| Jan Van Uchelen | Hairstylist |
| Terry D. Frazee | Special Effects |
| Rock A. Walker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art Seid | Editor |
| W. Stewart Campbell | Production Design |
| Jack Petty | Makeup Artist |
| John Eggett | Special Effects |
| Greg Walker | Stunts |
| Steve Nave | Stunts |
| Irvin Kershner | Director |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Bob Minor | Stunts |
| David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robin S. Clark | Associate Producer |
| Daniel H. Blatt | Producer |
| Edgar J. Scherick | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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