Operation Thunderbolt
Mivtsa Yonatan
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. The film is based on the true facts and follows the events since the flight's takeoff and until the hostages' return to Israel.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
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Yehoram Gaon
Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
Gila Almagor
Nurit Aviv
Assi Dayan
Shuki
Klaus Kinski
Wilfried Boese
Sybil Danning
Halima
Arik Lavie
Gen. Dan Shomron
Shmuel Rodensky
Family Representative
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Shaike Ophir
Gadi Arnon
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Avraham Ben-David
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Gabi Amrani
Gavriel, a passnger
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Dov Seltzer
Composer
Adam Greenberg
Cinematographer
