Raid on Entebbe (film)
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original film poster by John Solie
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| Written by | Barry Beckerman |
| Directed by | Irvin Kershner |
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| Music by | David Shire |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English German French |
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| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
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| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
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| Original network | NBC |
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Raid on Entebbe is a 1977 NBC television film directed by Irvin Kershner. It is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of hostages at Entebbe Airport in Entebbe, Uganda on July 4, 1976. The portrayal of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was Peter Finch's final performance; he died five days after the film's release.
Raid on Entebbe focuses on the basic facts of the rescue of hostages held in Uganda. The film recounts the events and response of the Israeli government along with the controversy that the rescue stirred. A similar production on the Entebbe raid, Victory at Entebbe with an all-star cast that included Elizabeth Taylor, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster and Anthony Hopkins was rushed through production by ABC and broadcast one month earlier in December 1976.
On June 27, 1976, four terrorists belonging to a splinter group of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine under the orders of Wadie Haddad boarded and hijacked an Air France Airbus A300 at Athens. With President Idi Amin's (Yaphet Kotto) blessing, the terrorists divert the airliner and its hostages to Entebbe Airport in Uganda. After identifying Israeli passengers, the non-Jewish passengers are freed while a series of demands are made, including the release of 40 Palestinian militants held in Israel, in exchange for the hostages.
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