June 6, 1977
Release Date

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Operation Thunderbolt (1977)

Name: Operation Thunderbolt
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1977-06-06

2h 4m

Running Time

June 6, 1977
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Release Date
June 6, 1977

Original Name
מבצע יונתן

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 4m

Genres
Action Drama Thriller

Last updated: 2023-12-09

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Operation Thunderbolt, known in Israel as Mivtsa Yonatan (מבצע יונתן‎, literally "Operation Jonathan"), also called Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt in the US, is a 1977 Israeli film directed by Menahem Golan and stars Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon and Sybil Danning. The film is based on an actual event – the hijacking of a flight by terrorists and the freeing of Israeli hostages on July 4, 1976. The operation was known as (Operation Entebbe, military code name: "Operation Thunderbolt") at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Operation Thunderbolt follows the events following the flight's takeoff until the hostages' return to Israel.