Raid on Entebbe
Summary:
Raid on Entebbe constitutes one of two all-star made-for-TV reenactments of the Entebbe rescue of July 4, 1976. On June 27, 1976, a jet carrying an international mix of passengers is hijacked by pro-Palestinian revolutionaries. The plane lands in Entebbe, Uganda, where President-for-life Idi Amin (Yaphet Kotto) struts about feigning concern, though his sympathy toward the hijack... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Peter Finch - (Yitzhak Rabin)
Charles Bronson - (Brigadier General Dan Shomron)
Horst Buchholz - (Wilfred Boese)
Martin Balsam - (Daniel Cooper)
John Saxon - (Gen. Benny Peled)
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Review:
Less than a year after the successful Israeli rescue of hostages at Entebbe, Uganda, this production portrayed the July 4, 1976, event with such convincing realism that it earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Drama. Director Irvin Kershner paces the film brilliantly, switching scenes often after Palestinian and German terrorists hijac... Continue >>
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