Operation Thunderbolt

Name: Operation Thunderbolt
Director: Menahem Golan
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1977-06-06
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Klaus Kinski, Assi Dayan, Shmuel Rodensky

TrailerHDIMDB: 6.1

Operation Thunderbolt (1977) is a action, drama, thriller directed by Menahem Golan rated 6.1/10.

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.

Released: 1977-06-06

Duration: 2h 4m

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Country: Israel

Director: Menahem Golan

Writer: Ken Globus, Menahem Golan

Cast: Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Klaus Kinski, Assi Dayan

Production: Cinema Shares International Distribution, Golan-Globus Productions