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Operation Thunderbolt (1977)

Genre : Action, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 4M

Director : Menahem Golan

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Yehoram Gaon
Yehoram Gaon
Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor
Nurit Aviv
Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Wilfried Boese
Assi Dayan
Assi Dayan
Shuki
Shmuel Rodensky
Shmuel Rodensky
Familienoberhaupt
Rolf Eden
Rolf Eden
Air France Co-Pilot
Sybil Danning
Sybil Danning
Halima
Arik Lavie
Arik Lavie
Gen. Dan Shomron
Shaike Ophir
Shaike Ophir
Gadi Arnon
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Avraham Ben-David
Gabi Amrani
Gabi Amrani
Gavriel, a passeenger
Mark Heath
Mark Heath
Idi Amin Dada
Henri Czarniak
Henri Czarniak
Michel Bacos
Shoshana Shani-Lavie
Shoshana Shani-Lavie
Alma Raviv
Oded Teomi
Oded Teomi
Dan Zamir

Crews

Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan
Director
Ken Globus
Ken Globus
Writer
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan
Writer
Sybil Danning
Sybil Danning
Producer
Yoram Globus
Yoram Globus
Producer
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan
Producer
Dov Seltzer
Dov Seltzer
Original Music Composer
Adam Greenberg
Adam Greenberg
Director of Photography
Dov Hoenig
Dov Hoenig
Editor
Kuli Sander
Kuli Sander
Art Direction
Alfred Gershoni
Alfred Gershoni
Set Decoration

Trailers and other movies

V392 Operation Thunderbolt -Action Feature Preview - SISU/Kol-Ami

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