Operation thunderbolt in the us, is a 1977 israeli film directed by menahem golan and stars klaus kinski, yehoram gaon and sybil danning. Media in category operation thunderbolt film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Operation thunderbolt mivtsa yonatan 1977 dvdisraeli movie. With janet almog, michel bacos, ehud barak, moshe betser. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. Thunderbolt was preceded by operation wolfhound, a reconnaissance in force by the 27th infantry regiment wolfhounds that began on 15 january 1951. With yehoram gaon, gila almagor, assi dayan, klaus kinski. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history kindle edition by david, saul. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. I knew a little about the famous israeli rescue of hostages held in entebbe but didnt know a lot. Le film operation thunderbolt 1977 vostfr film complet. To ridgways larger concept, of holding along the han riveryangpyonghoengsonggangneung line unless enemy forces voluntarily withdrew above the 38th parallel, macarthur responded in. Entebbe, a documentary about the hijacking and the subsequent rescue mission.
One of the most incredible military operations ever. Jackie chan thunderbolt 1995, anita yuen, chan, jackie, jackie chan, thunderbolt, trailer. Operation thunderbolt is a 1977 israeli film based on the real life rescue of hostages trapped at the entebbe airport in kampala, uganda on july 4, 1976. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission. Rise and fall of idi amin 1980, a biopic of the ugandan dictator which features the raid. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history david, saul on. Operation thunderbolt 1978 cast and crew moviefone. Letat israelien prepare une operation militaire, nommee operation entebbe, pour sauver le plus vite possible les otages restants retenus dans. General ridgway began preparing a general counterattack to the han and. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history by saul david was an interesting way to learn about it.
The hijackers separated out all the jewish passengers and held them. This thrillpacked factbased actionadventure from israel chronicles the daring rescue of 104 passengers from a hijacked plane in entebbe. Thunderbolt and lightfoot, a 1974 american crime film. Greatest hostage rescue operation ever in the world history israel. Operation thunderbolt, a 1977 israeli film based on.
The film is based on an actual event the hijacking of a flight by. At this time the chinese forces in the central sector were still in possession of wonju and a full assault could not be made until this sector was under us control. My rebellion was to delve into history and watch operation thunderbolt, the original, israeli film made about the rescue at entebbe in 1977. Operation thunderbolt, known in israel as mivtsa yonatan. Thunderbolt itself began on the 25 january, when troops of i and ix. Operation thunderbolt is a movie based on the true story of the freeing of hostages from the entebbe airport. The jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in israeli prisons. In the summer of 1976 an air france jet was hijacked by four men. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading operation thunderbolt. These facilities already had become objectives of operation thunderbolt. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing operation thunderbolt near you. Le film operation thunderbolt 1977 vostfr admin 20170616t18. Translate to english the film talks about the operation from 3 points of view.
The story of the hijacking of air france flight af9 on 27 june 1976 from. Operation thunderbolt video game 1988 release info imdb. Nearly complete surprise was achieved but a firefight resulted, ending with all seven terrorists and 45 ugandan soldiers killed. Operation thunderbolt also uniquely explores the internal politics at the time.
The movie contains interviews with former hostages, including captain bacos who together with his crew refused to abandon his. I had noticed the movie operation thunderbolt because it was nominated for best oscar for foreign language. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title operation thunderbolt. This wonderful film, on the cover entitled iiii iiiii, mivtsah yonathan, which actually is hebrew for operation jonathan, and is affectionately named as was operation thunderbolt itself for yoni netanyahu, brother of the later prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. 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.
Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history. The story of the hijacking of air france flight af9 on 27 june 1976 from athens and the subsequent mission to rescue the hostages from the airport terminal at entebbe in uganda. Staring gila almagor, yehoram gaon, assi dayan and sybil danning. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Operation thunderbolt, a 1988 arcade game by taito. Old, obviously produced with a low budget and including some funny casting choices, this film has no hollywood sleekness and all of. Operation thunderbolt, a film about operation entebbe. Thunderbolt, a 1947 american documentary world war ii film. Rescue at entebbe, episode 12 of 2005 documentary series against all odds. Nearly half the film is dedicated to goings on in israel, such as the militarys preparation for the raid while the press and general public are necessarily left in the dark several leading politicians appear through the use of archival footage and standins. Operation thunderbolt on dvd 7378039229 from sisu entertainment. The operation thunderbolt coinoperated videogame by taito circa 1988, and its history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by the international arcade museum at the museum fo the game. After much debate, the israeli government sent an elite commando unit to.
Operation thunderbolt film jump to navigation jump to search. In july 1976, an air france flight from telaviv to paris via athens was hijacked and forced to land in entebbe, uganda. Most leaders dont even know the game theyre in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. This israeli movie is about the hijacking of the air france flight, its redirection to entebbe, uganda, and the special operation by the elite forces of the israeli army under the command of jonathan netanyahu who was killed during the rescue of the passengers. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
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