Raid on Entebbe

Genre: drama

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Irvin Kershner

Credits: Cast: Peter Finch, Martin Balsam, Yaphet Kotto, Charles Bronson, John Saxon, Jack Warden

Description: Four terrorists hijacked an Air France Airbus A300 at Athens in June 1976. With President Idi Amin's blessing, the terrorists divert the airliner and its hostages to Entebbe Airport in Uganda. The Cabinet of Israel, led by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, is faced with difficult decisions as their deliberations lead to a top-secret military raid. The commandos led by Brig. Gen Dan Shomron (Charles Bronson) had to contend with a large armed Ugandan military detachment and used a ruse to overcome the defenses.

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