Operation Thunderbolt
1977
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Synopsis
In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages.
Key facts
Cast
Assi Dayan, Gila Almagor, Yehoram Gaon
Original language
English, Hebrew, German
Home video distributors
VTC|VTC svart (Sweden), MGM/UA Home Video (United States)
Setting
Uganda
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
April 6, 1977
Trailer
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Academy Awards 1978 academy_award
Titles
| Translated title | Operation Thunderbolt | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Operation Entebbe | |
| Alternate title | Mivtsa Yonatan | |
| Alternate title | La noche de los halcones | |
| Alternate title | Operação Thunderbolt | |
| Alternate title | Операция Мълния | |
| Alternate title | Entebbe - Operation Thunderbolt | |
| Alternate title | Operaatio Thunderbolt | |
| Alternate title | Operaatio salamaisku | |
| Alternate title | Opération Thunderbolt : L’Esprit d’Entébbé | |
| Alternate title | Epiheirisi Astrapi | |
| Alternate title | La notte dei falchi | |
| Alternate title | サンダーボルト救出作戦 | Japanese |
| Alternate title | Operasjon Thunderbolt | |
| Alternate title | Entebbe | |
| Alternate title | Operacja ‘Piorun’ | |
| Alternate title | Raid Sobre Entebbe - ‘Operação Relâmpago’ | |
| Alternate title | Операция ‘Йонатан’ | |
| Alternate title | Operación relámpago |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | VTC|VTC svart (cat. no. VTC Svart 5157) | 1977, Sweden |
| VHS | MGM/UA Home Video (cat. no. MV600303) | 1984, United States, book box |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1977 VTC Svart 5157 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 MV600303 |
Full credits
| Director | Menahem Golan |
| Cast | Assi Dayan, Gila Almagor, Yehoram Gaon |
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
