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      Raid on Entebbe

      TV-14 1977 2h 30m Drama List
      Reviews 63% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score In this dramatization, members of the Revolutionary Cells and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack an Air France flight, and the airplane makes its way to a Ugandan airport. The terrorists release all but the Israeli passengers, intending to use them to bargain with Israel for the release of prisoners. Refusing to negotiate, Israeli officials -- among them Yitzhak Rabin (Peter Finch) and Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron (Charles Bronson) -- devise a plan to rescue the hostages. Read More Read Less

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      delysid d awful TV movie that looks like crap and bored the hell out of me. what was bronson doing? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/27/19 Full Review Audience Member Historiallisesti ilmeisesti aika tarkka mutta tylsän dokumentaarisesti asioita kuvaava. Leffa kestää yli 2 tuntia jossa on ainakin tunti liikaa.Yephet Kotto on mainio Idi Amin mutta muuten kova näyttelijäkaarti tuhlataan. Bronson ei edes ammu ketään! * 1/2 /5 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Hijackers working for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the "Che Guevara Group-Gaza Brigade" boarded and hijacked an Air France plane in 1976 and this tv-movie recounts the events and response of the Israeli government and the controversy that the rescue stirred. This version shows the difficult deliberations held by the Cabinet of Israel to decide on a top-secret military raid on the Jewish Sabbath by commandos; a difficult and daring operation carried out over 2500 miles from home, and an unwillingness of the Israeli government to give in to terrorist demands. One commando was killed (the breach unit commander Yonatan Netanyahu, brother of future Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu), as were three of the hostages, and 45 soldiers under the dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin. A fourth hostage, Dora Bloch, who had been taken to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, was murdered by the Ugandans on Idi Amin's orders. "Raid on Entebbe" is a 1977 TV movie directed by Irvin Kershner. Based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of hostages at Entebbe Airport in Entebbe, Uganda on July 4, 1976. The direction is a bit wobbly in my eyes and so is the acting and general feeling, then again with a tv movie from the 70s I wouldn´t expect anything else. We see an ensemble cast with actors such as Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, Martin Balsam, Horst Buchholz, John Saxon, James Woods etc. But, the one who really stands out is Yaphet Kotto as Idi Amin. Bronson is wooden as always. But, it was nice to see Horst Buchholz, whom I always will remember as Chico in "The Magnificent Seven" (1960). Both Bronson and Buchholz had roles in that classic. "Raid on Entebbe" is interesting from a historic point of view, but as a movie it leaves you with one or two wishes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member great movie thats keeps true 2 it's roots Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking. stars Charles Bronson, Peter Finch, Horst Bucholz, Martin Balsam, John Saxon, Jack Warden, Tige Andrews, Yaphet Kotto and Eddie Constantine. directed by Irvin Kershner. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review lawrence w For a television movie, it's quite strong. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In this dramatization, members of the Revolutionary Cells and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack an Air France flight, and the airplane makes its way to a Ugandan airport. The terrorists release all but the Israeli passengers, intending to use them to bargain with Israel for the release of prisoners. Refusing to negotiate, Israeli officials -- among them Yitzhak Rabin (Peter Finch) and Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron (Charles Bronson) -- devise a plan to rescue the hostages.
      Director
      Irvin Kershner
      Production Co
      Edgar J. Scherick Associates, 20th Century Fox Television
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 14, 2018
      Runtime
      2h 30m