| Release Date: | Jan 1977 |
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| Genres: | Action / Drama / History |
| Awards: | Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations |
| Runtime: | 150 min |
| Cast: | Peter Finch (Yitzhak Rabin), Martin Balsam (Daniel Cooper), Horst Buchholz (Wilfred Boese (as Horst Bucholz)) John Saxon (Maj. Gen. Benny Peled) Sylvia Sidney (Dora Bloch) Jack Warden (Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur) Yaphet Kotto (President Idi Amin - Jr.) Charles Bronson (Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron) Tige Andrews (Shimon Peres) Eddie Constantine (Capt. Michel Becaud) Warren J. Kemmerling (Gad Yaakobi (as Warren Kemmerling)) Robert Loggia (Yigal Allon) David Opatoshu (Menachem Begin) Allan Arbus (Eli Melnick) Mariclare Costello (Gabrielle Krieger) |
Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israely soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..
