Name: Operation Thunderbolt
Genre: Action-Adventure, Documentary, Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1977
Duration: 2 h 4 min

Operation Thunderbolt (1977)

Directed by Menahem Golan

Genres - Action-Adventure, Documentary, Drama, History, Thriller | Sub-Genres - Docudrama | Release Date - Jan 24, 1977 | Run Time - 124 min. | MPAA Rating - PG

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Operation Thunderbolt, known in Israel as Mivtsa Yonatan, also called Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt in the US, is a 1977 Israeli film directed and co-written by Menahem Golan and starring Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon and Sybil Danning. 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. The operation was known as at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Operation Thunderbolt follows the events following the flight's takeoff until the hostages' return to Israel. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.