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Raid on Entebbe

  • 1976
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4.2K
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Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, and Peter Finch in Raid on Entebbe (1976)
FrenchActionDramaHistory

True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.

  • Director
    • Irvin Kershner
  • Writer
    • Barry Beckerman
  • Stars
    • Peter Finch
    • Charles Bronson
    • Yaphet Kotto
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Irvin Kershner
    • Writer
      • Barry Beckerman
    • Stars
      • Peter Finch
      • Charles Bronson
      • Yaphet Kotto
    • 40User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top Cast60

    Peter Finch
    Peter Finch
    • Yitzhak Rabin
    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
    Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    • President Idi Amin Jr.
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Daniel Cooper
    Horst Buchholz
    Horst Buchholz
    • Wilfred Boese
    • (as Horst Bucholz)
    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Gen. Benny Peled
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Gen. Mordecai Gur
    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
    • Dora Bloch
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Yigal Allon
    Tige Andrews
    Tige Andrews
    • Shimon Peres
    Eddie Constantine
    Eddie Constantine
    • Capt. Becaud
    David Opatoshu
    David Opatoshu
    • Menachem Begin
    Allan Arbus
    Allan Arbus
    • Eli Melnick
    Stephen Macht
    Stephen Macht
    • Lt. Col. 'Yonni' Netanyahu
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Capt. Sammy Berg
    Harvey Lembeck
    Harvey Lembeck
    • Mr. Harvey
    Dinah Manoff
    Dinah Manoff
    • Rachel Sager
    Kim Richards
    Kim Richards
    • Alice
    • Director
      • Irvin Kershner
    • Writer
      • Barry Beckerman
    • All cast & crew
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    History

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This was Peter Finch's final acting role. He received a posthumous Emmy nomination six months after winning a posthumous Oscar for Network (1976).
    • Goofs
      Yonni Netanyahu appears as a full colonel, wearing three oak leaves on his epaulets. He was a lieutenant colonel at the time of his death. Israeli Lt Colonel insignia has two leaves.
    • Quotes
      • Mrs. Berg: Sammy? Where are you going?
      • Capt. Sammy Berg: Uh, I'm going out.
      • Mrs. Berg: What do you mean, "out?" On the Sabbath?
      • Capt. Sammy Berg: I'm just going to see some friends.
      • Mrs. Berg: Who?
      • Capt. Sammy Berg: Friends, you know, from work. You don't know them, actually. Uh, I'm going fishing in the morning.
      • Mrs. Berg: Have fun.
      • [kisses him]
      • Capt. Sammy Berg: Okay.
      • Mr. Berg: Samuel - be careful.
      • Capt. Sammy Berg: Dad, what are you talking, "be careful?" I'm going fishing here!
      • Mr. Berg: Don't fall in.
    • Alternate versions
      German theatrical version was cut by ca. 20 minutes to shorten running time. Only in 2013 the uncut version was released on DVD.
    • Connections
      Edited into Operation Thunderbolt: Entebbe (2000)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 26, 1976 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • French
      • Hebrew
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rescate en Entebbe
    • Filming locations
      • Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, California, USA(Entebbe Airport setting)
    • Production companies
      • Edgar J. Scherick Associates
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 25m(145 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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