Victory at entebbe is a 1976 american madefortelevision actiondrama film for broadcast on abc, directed by marvin j. Victory at entebbe 1976 israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. In 1976, terrorists hijack an air france airplane, and divert it to. The palestinian freedom fighters wanted the release of prisoners held in israel and four other countries. The entebbe raid was part of the ongoing arabisraeli conflict, which occurred on july 4, 1976, when the israeli sayeret matkal commandos landed at entebbe in uganda. On june 27, 1976, palestinian terrorists hijack an air france plane carrying 248 passengers. It suffers a bit from the faults of being shot so quickly, in a studio, and on videotape later transferred to film. The sets seem deliberately amateurish, creating the image that were watching a play being performed on a stage, not a real motion picture. An air france airplane was hijacked on 27 june 1976. Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an air france flight en route from tel aviv to paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
A flight out of israel is hijacked and redirected to uganda. Victory at entebbe 1976 tv movie region free pal, plays in. Operation entebbe was a hostagerescue mission carried out by the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. Home all yerachmiel begun and the miami boys choir victory entebbe. In 1976, terrorists hijack an air france airplane, and divert it to uganda, where they demand to exchange their hostages for fellow terrorists held in israeli jails. This tv movie begins when arab terrorists capture a civilian airliner and force a landing at entebbe. Victory at entebbe 1976 121976 us action, drama, history 1h 59m user score. It was the only one made with the cooperation of the israeli government, and has israelis in all the israeli roles. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. Conspirators in their seats keep looking at each other and their watches. Shop victory at entebbe dvd 1976 region 1 us import ntsc. Operation entebbe and the freeing of israeli hostages at entebbe airport now. Battle summary and timeline on june 27, air france flight 9 departed tel aviv for paris with a stop in athens. The film starred helmut berger, linda blair, anthony hopkins, burt.
This story is based on a real life incident on july 4, 1976 when an israeli commando force rescued 256 airline passengers held hostage by arab and german terrorists at entebbe airport, uganda. French pilot who refused to abandon his jewish passengers in 1976 entebbe hijacking. As part of the occasion to mark 40 years after the embarassing raid on entebbe airport by israeli commandos, the intelligence heritage and communication centre of israel released a book titled operation yonatan in the first person, containing firsthand testimonies of 35 fighters who participated in the raid on july 3, 1976. Operation entebbe and the freeing of israeli hostages at entebbe airport now entebbe international airport in uganda. Chomsky with helmut berger, theodore bikel, linda blair, kirk douglas, year. Buy or rent victory at entebbe movie now family video. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976 a week earlier, on 27 june, an air france airbus a300 jet airliner with 248 passengers had been hijacked by two members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine external. Victory 1981 brother outlaw 1971 childs play 1972 station sixsahara 1962. The other two, raid on entebbe 1977 and operation thunderbolt 1977 soon.
This post contains spoilers for the movie 7 days in entebbe. This and raid on entebbe were american allstar takes on the entebbe rescue. An allstar cast, most of the bigname actors spend their time chewing up. Victory at entebbe tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Israeli raid to free hostages at the entebbe airport, uganda when it was under the murderer idi amin. Operation entebbe wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Victory at entebbe dvd 1976 region 1 us import ntsc. Victory at entebbe and 8 related entities entities finder.
Victory at entebbe 1976 cast and crew israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Yerachmiel begun and the miami boys choir victory entebbe. The entebbe rescue operation jewish virtual library. Entebbe raid, july 34, 1976, rescue by an israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a french jet airliner hijacked en route from israel to france. The epic tale of operation entebbe, historys most daring. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. The definitive movie is operation thunderbolt in imdb under its hebrew name, mivtsa yonatan. Nov 05, 2017 israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. Barnes, victory at entebbe is a poor quality, thirdrate, and hastilyprepared film.
Benjamin netanyahu who was killed in the rescue operation. Minutes after departing athens on june 27, 1976, air france flight 9 was commandeered by. With helmut berger, linda blair, kirk douglas, richard dreyfuss. Pobjeda na entebbeu je americki televizijski film snimljen 1976. Edelstahlsamowar mit keramikteekanne, 2 cvg74weds english espanol portugues francais.
Remembering michel bacos, french pilot and hero of the 1976. Victory at entebbe is a 1976 american madefortelevision actiondrama film for broadcast on. Victory at entebbe soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. One of three entebee movies released after the hijacking in 1976 all star cast with burt lancaster and. Within months after the spectacular july 4, 1976 rescue of hostages from ugandas entebbe airport, there were two competing tv movies on the subject. Chock full of true heroes, this book is a good read, and highly desirable for lovers of history. An air france airplane is hijacked by the plo due the large number of israeli and jewish passengers. The mission was later renamed operation jonathan in honor of yonatan netanyahu. Jun 22, 2018 movierobs favorite trivia on the one sheet poster for victory at entebbe, headshots of the main cast are shown alphabically on the bottom of the poster. The longest and least of the two was victory at entebbe, hurriedly shot on videotape. Even a top israeli dance troupe cant rescue yet another telling of the 1976 hijack drama. In july 1976, israel successfully executed the bold entebbe rescue mission, codenamed operation thunderbolt, flying thousands of miles over enemy territory to rescue jewish hostages being held by terrorists in uganda. Inside operation entebbe the greatest hostage rescue in. Operation entebbe simple english wikipedia, the free.
Victory at entebbe is based on the actual event operation entebbe, the raid on entebbe airport now entebbe international airport in uganda and the freeing of israeli hostages on july 4, 1976. Victory at entebbe tv is a film directed by marvin j. The story begins when arab terrorist capture a civilian airliner and force a landing at entebbe. The recreated drama of the ordeal suffered by hostages when their plane was highjacked to entebbe, uganda under idi amins rule and the highlycharged political maneuvering to arrange the dramatic and daring israeli commando raid and rescue on july 4th, 1976.
Buy victory at entebbe 1976 tv movie region free pal, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. True story of a daring israeli commando assault on the entebbe. Not to be confused with 1976 s victory at entebbe which also happens to feature a similarly impressive cast that includes kirk douglas, richard dreyfuss, anthony hopkins, burt lancaster and elizabeth taylor raid on entebbe is a golden globewinning tv movie from the empire strikes back director irvin kershner that recounts the 1976. It was a 1976 attempt to portray a 1976 historical event for a 1976 television audience. Ordeal at entebbe alternative synopsis reconstruction of the events that followed the hijacking on june 27 1976 of the air france passenger plane en route for paris from athens up to and including the israeli rescue of the jewish hostages on july 4th. Media in category entebbe film the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Victory at entebbe year 1976 director marvin j chomsky burt lancaster anthony hopkins release date. Most leaders dont even know the game theyre in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. Many of the hostages were later released but 106 israelis and jews were still held.
When i came across the book and read the subject matter, i remembered the story of the raid on entebbe and the hijacking of the french airliner by german and. Chomskog i premijerno emitiran na programu mreze american broadcasting company. If you like victory at entebbe you are looking for exciting, rough and bleak movies about with airport, airplane, hijacking, terrorism, crimes, military and heroes themes of action, drama and history genre shot in usa. Originally shot on videotape in 1976 at warner bros. While perhaps not a literary work of art, 90 minutes at entebbe reveals a small but important piece of history that is often forgotten, and shows the reader a startlingly intense moment in the history and triumph of the israeli defense forces. The entebbe raid was a bold military operation that cast israel into the international spotlight and signaled a high. Victory at entebbe wikipedia, the free encyclopedia victory at entebbe is a madefortelevision film from 1976 based on an actual event. Operation thunderbolt 1977, raid on entebbe 1976, strategic command 1997, flight 93 2006, final approach 2007. Operation entebbe 1976 752017 1 presentation dedicated to lt. Studios, the transfer to dvd is clear and crisp with surprisingly vibrant color and great picture. However julius harris s photo is placed between linda blair and kirk douglas. That alone lends it a certain historical authenticity. Heres a promo for the made for tv movie victory at entebee.
With peter finch, charles bronson, yaphet kotto, martin balsam. Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free. Wikimedia commons a police officer clears the way for rescued operation entebbe hostages returning from entebbe airport in 1976. Watch victory at entebbe tv movie 1976 movie streaming. Mar 14, 2018 if you are going to make yet another movie about israels brave and heroic rescue of the hostages during the 1976 hijacking of an air france jet en route from tel aviv to paris, it would be wise. Total number of members who have this title in their. Jan 02, 2016 inside the israelis daring raid on entebbe. Operation entebbe, also known as the jonatan operation hebrew. We follow the action both with the hostages as they cope with confinement and threatened death, and. Operation entebbe, also known as operation jonathan, was an israeli hostage rescue mission.
Buy victory at entebbe dvd manufactured on demand, mono sound at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Raid on entebbe tv movie 1976 imdb directed by irvin kershner. Po zanru je dokudrama, a radnja prikazuje tok operacije entebbe, odnosno spektakularni prepad izraelskih specijalaca na aerodrom entebbe u ugandi, gdje su palestinski militanti bili drzali taoce. See the full list of victory at entebbe cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. An allstar cast, most of the bigname actors spend their time chewing up the scenery and overacting. It is now your job to find a way to rescue the hostages many of whom are israeli citizens or jewish. After stopping at athens, the airliner was hijacked on june 27 by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the red army faction a west german radical leftist group and flown to entebbe, ugan.
Victory at entebbe has the look and feel of a movie put together in about 10 days. Victory at entebbe movie 1976 clip video dailymotion. The film starred helmut berger, linda blair, anthony hopkins, burt lancaster, elizabeth taylor, richard dreyfuss, and kirk douglas. Anthony hopkins, burt lancaster, elizabeth taylor, richard dreyfuss, kirk douglas, helen hays, linda blair and jessica walter. Victory at entebbe manufactured on demand, mono sound on. The madefortv film victory at entebbe, which somehow managed to get shot, edited, and aired within five months of the july 4, 1976 event, is the first of three films on the subject. Israeli commandos landed on july 4, 1976, in whats become known as operation entebbe. Operation entebbe 1976 shadowspear special operations. Israeli commandos raid ugandas airport in 1976 to free hostages from palestinianterrorist hijackers. It was the first of three films made in the 1970s based on the entebbe raid. Julius harris portrayed idi amin, following the fatal heart attack suffered by the actor originally cast in the role, godfrey cambridge. The hijackers have forced the plane to fly to uganda east africa and land at the entebbe airport.