Operation Thunderbolt DVD (1977)

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(Revolutionary Zellen terrorist Wilfried Böse (Klaus Kinski) 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. Delivered sealed in case with artwork as shown on our page.

Starring: Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon, Sybil Danning

Viewer Review: "This is an amazing retelling of Israel's great Entebbe victory. It doesn't sink into melodrama, but shows us how all the pieces were brought together for this singular achievement. Exciting, gripping, and with a sense of realism rarely seen."

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Raid on Entebbe (1977). Members of the Revolutionary Cells and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack an Air France flight, and the airplane makes its way to a Ugandan airport. The terrorists release all but the Israeli passengers, intending to use them to bargain with Israel for the release of prisoners. Refusing to negotiate, Israeli officials -- among them Yitzhak Rabin (Peter Finch) and Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron (Charles Bronson) -- devise a plan to rescue the hostages.

2h, 4m

IMPORTANT: Language(s): Hebrew, French, German, Arabic and English. The entire film has English subtitles.

Format: DVD

This DVD is encoded NTSC Region ALL (playable worldwide).

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