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Operation Thunderbolt

Play trailer Poster for Operation Thunderbolt PG,  1978,  2h 5m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Revolutionäre Zellen terrorist Wilfried Böse and his cohorts from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack an Air France flight on a stopover in Athens and force it to fly to Entebbe, Uganda, via Libya. After releasing the non-Jewish passengers, the terrorists ransom the remaining Jewish hostages for the release of political prisoners held by Israel. Israeli commandos launch a daring rescue attempt in this drama based on real-life events from 1976.

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Jordan Hiller Bangitout.com Aug 24, 2009
2.5/4
One noticeable difference between Thunderbolt and its American counterparts is that American action heroes tend to be bigger than life and charismatic; the Israeli soldiers risking life and limb do so stoically, with an almost gloomy sense of compulsion a Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Menahem Golan

Director

Yehoram Gaon

Col. Yonatan Netanyahu

Assi Dayan

Shuki

Klaus Kinski

Wilfried Boese

Sybil Danning

Halima

Ori Levy

Air Force

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Synopsis Revolutionäre Zellen terrorist Wilfried Böse and his cohorts from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack an Air France flight on a stopover in Athens and force it to fly to Entebbe, Uganda, via Libya. After releasing the non-Jewish passengers, the terrorists ransom the remaining Jewish hostages for the release of political prisoners held by Israel. Israeli commandos launch a daring rescue attempt in this drama based on real-life events from 1976.
Director
Menahem Golan
Producer
Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Distributor
Cinema Shares International Distribution
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 27, 1978, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 4, 2003
Runtime
2h 5m
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