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Operation thunderbolt 1978 revolutionare zellen terrorist wilfried bose klaus kinski and his cohorts from the popular front for the liberation of palestine hijack an air france flight on a. With yehoram gaon, gila almagor, assi dayan, klaus kinski. Definition of operation thunderbolt in the dictionary. Ebb and flow, november 1950 july 1951 the united states army in the korean war, center of military history, united. See the full list of operation thunderbolt cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Operation thunderbolt is a great movie about the israeli hostage rescue mission at entebbe aiport in uganda. Shop for your favorite operation thunderbolt dvd 1977 at. How kenya played a vital, silent role in entebbe, the most audacious hostage rescue in history nairobis underappreciated logistical part in operation entebbe cemented continued security. Operation thunderbolt, known in israel as mivtsa yonatan. By the time the awards ceremony rolled around, golan had released his own latest film as a director.
Click for screenshots, downloads, cheats and more info. The film recounts the 1976 hijacking by german leftwing extremists of a flight from tel aviv to paris and the rescue operation in uganda seven. It was the countless known and unknown missions that he completed for the country, to protect his people. Thunderbolt, entebbe raid in israeli film the new york. The operation thunderbolt, released under the name of raid on entebbe, was a great movie chronicling the daring rescue raid by idf to save civilians and the pilots of air france in uganda under dictator amin. A companion documentary to the classic israeli film operation thunderbolt, raid on entebbe features interviews with top political leaders and military commanders who assisted in the rescue of more than 100 victims of a 1976 hijacking in uganda. Operation entebbe was a rescue mission performed by several idf units in uganda 4,000 kilometers from israel on july 4 th 1976, for the liberation of 98 jewish and israeli hostages. The hijackers separated out all the jewish passengers and held them. The delta force 1986, an official remake of operation thunderbolt, with a cast that included chuck norris, lee marvin, joey bishop, hanna schygulla, robert forster, lainie kazan, and cannon films mainstay shelley winters. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most. Saul david is a military historian and broadcaster.
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Operation thunderbolt, known in israel as mivtsa yonatan, is a 1977 israeli film directed by menahem golan and stars klaus kinski, yehoram gaon and sybil danning. 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. Operation thunderbolt also uniquely explores the internal politics at the time. The national and the popular in israeli cinema jstor. Operation marne thunderbolt institute for the study of war. Operation thunderbolt, about the 1976 israeli raid on entebbe, uganda, which was nominated for a 1978 oscar as best foreignlanguage film. This film covers where the hollywood movie starring charles bronson did not cover. On june 27, 1976, an air france flight from tel aviv to paris was hijacked by a group of arab and german terrorists who demanded the. Operation thunderbolt follows the events following the flights takeoff until the hostages return to israel. Operation thunderbolt letterboxd social film discovery. Operation thunderbolt is a movie based on the true story of the freeing of hostages from the entebbe airport. Pg 2h 4min action, drama, history 27 january 1978 usa in july 1976, an air france flight from telaviv to paris via athens was hijacked and forced to land in entebbe, uganda.
From classics films that paint a picture of what life was like for jewish immigrants in the 1950s and 60s. Nearly complete surprise was achieved but a firefight resulted, ending with all seven. Menahem golan, bmovie mastermind behind cannon films. Operation thunderbolt in the us, is a 1977 israeli film directed by menahem golan and stars klaus kinski, yehoram gaon and sybil danning. Operation thunderbolt on dvd 7378039229 from sisu entertainment. The hijackers landed the plane at benghazi, libya and flew it from there to entebbe in uganda, where all nonjewish.
Golans films were based on everything from martial arts to brecht to king lear. This thrillpacked factbased actionadventure from israel chronicles the daring rescue of 104 passengers from a hijacked plane in entebbe. That isnt to say that the film should offer a defense for what was an. Operation thunderbolt film, a film about operation entebbe. Information and translations of operation thunderbolt in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. The film is based on an actual event the hijacking of a flight by terrorists and the freeing of israeli hostages on july 4, 1976. In the summer of 1976 an air france jet was hijacked by four men. The film is based on an actual event the hijacking of a flight by terrorists and the freeing of israeli hostages on. Operation thunderbolt video game, a 1988 arcade game by taito. Operation tunderbolt took place 42 years ago today. The definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. Operation thunderbolt is an amiga crosshair shootem up game released in 1989 by ocean. I have a number of entebbe films in the waiting area, but wanted to watch this one first.
A daring mission to rescue more than 100 israeli and jewish hostages who had been taken captive by palestinian and german airplane hijackers, given a place to land by ugandas unpredictable leader, idi amin. Operation thunderbolt doesnt come with plastic guns, but it does have fast and frantic firstperson action thatll cramp your thumbs. Raid on entebbe is a 1977 nbc television film directed by irvin kershner. Operation thunderbolt national center for jewish film. Media in category operation thunderbolt film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. In 1978, the film was released theatrically in the uk, and in the same year, it was nominated for an. After much debate, the israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages. Some conspiracy theories exist about the raid including one which claims the hijackers were assisted by the israelis to damage the plos standing in france and distance them from america, but this seems extremely. See the article in its original context from january 17, 1978, page 0 buy. The 3rd combat aviation brigade and the 2nd brigade combat team of the 3rd infantry division have teamed up in offensive military operations in the areas southeast of baghdad to root out elements of alqaeda in iraq from the southern area of arab jabour. Operation thunderbolt 2016, a bangladesh armed forces operation to end the gulshan hostage crisis. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history, british military historian saul david provides a dramatic hourby. Operation thunderbolt, operation thunder bolt amiga game. Operation thunderbolt 1997, an offensive operation during the second sudanese civil war and first congo war.
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