On june 27, 1976, an air france flight from tel aviv to paris was hijacked by a group of arab and german terrorists who demanded the. Browse our collection of hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Operation marne thunderbolt institute for the study of war. 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. Saul david is a military historian and broadcaster. Operation thunderbolt also uniquely explores the internal politics at the time. In 2014, us navy seals attempted a rescue mission to free hostages held in yemen by al qaeda. The jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in israeli prisons. Operation thunderbolt is an amiga crosshair shootem up game released in 1989 by ocean. Six day war, directed a military drama, paratroopers 1978, showing how the. Information and translations of operation thunderbolt in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
Yoni netanyahu, who died in the raid on entebbe airport, july 1976. Operation entebbe was a rescue mission performed by several idf units in uganda 4,000 kilometers from israel on july 4 th 1976, for the liberation of 98 jewish and israeli hostages. The middle eastern country has been a base of operations for the us military but has since become a hotbed of terrorist activities among the hostages in yemen was an american journalist named luke somers. The hijackers landed the plane at benghazi, libya and flew it from there to entebbe in uganda, where all nonjewish. Operation thunderbolt is a movie based on the true story of the freeing of hostages from the entebbe airport. After much debate, the israeli government sent an elite commando. O n 4 july 1976, the day the us celebrated its 200th birthday, an israeli expat took a phone call that would change his life. The raid at entebbe, first named operation thunderbolt was later renamed operation yonatan because yoni netanyahu was killed during the mission. Operation thunderbolt 1997, an offensive operation during the second sudanese civil war and first congo war.
The film recounts the 1976 hijacking by german leftwing extremists of a flight from tel aviv to paris and the rescue operation in uganda seven. A student in cambridge, massachusetts, he went by the name ben nitay. Operation thunderbolt, known in israel as mivtsa yonatan, is a 1977 israeli film directed by menahem golan and stars klaus kinski, yehoram gaon and sybil danning. After much debate, the israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages. The definitive account of one of the greatest special forces missions ever, the raid of entebbe, by acclaimed military historian saul david. It was the countless known and unknown missions that he completed for the country, to protect his people. Definition of operation thunderbolt in the dictionary. Ebb and flow, november 1950 july 1951 the united states army in the korean war, center of military history, united. The 3rd combat aviation brigade and the 2nd brigade combat team of the 3rd infantry division have teamed up in offensive military operations in the areas southeast of baghdad to root out elements of alqaeda in iraq from the southern area of arab jabour. Operation thunderbolt 2016, a bangladesh armed forces operation to end the gulshan hostage crisis. Golans films were based on everything from martial arts to brecht to king lear. How kenya played a vital, silent role in entebbe, the most audacious hostage rescue in history nairobis underappreciated logistical part in operation entebbe cemented continued security. Operation thunderbolt national center for jewish film. With yehoram gaon, gila almagor, assi dayan, klaus kinski.
The operation was known as at entebbe airport in uganda. Shop for your favorite operation thunderbolt dvd 1977 at. This operation is a success, generating plenty of shootin thrills for intermediate soldiers. Operation thunderbolt, about the 1976 israeli raid on entebbe, uganda, which was nominated for a 1978 oscar as best foreignlanguage film. Operation thunderbolt dvd menahem golan english sub. Fergusson, attributed a lull in chinese attacks after the retreat to their resupply, transportation, and reinforcement difficulties. Translate to english the film talks about the operation from 3 points of view. Thunderbolt, entebbe raid in israeli film the new york. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most. How kenya played a vital, silent role in entebbe, the.
The hijackers separated out all the jewish passengers and held them. Pg 2h 4min action, drama, history 27 january 1978 usa in july 1976, an air france flight from telaviv to paris via athens was hijacked and forced to land in entebbe, uganda. Once the rescue had been completed, betzer had got on the radio to report that. In 1978, the film was released theatrically in the uk, and in the same year, it was nominated for an. Israel, 1977, 126 minutes, color hebrew with english subtitles directed by menahem golan. Awardwinners and contenders from academy awards, usa 1978. The jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to. Operation thunderbolt is a 1977 israeli film based on the real life rescue of hostages trapped at the entebbe airport in kampala, uganda on july 4, 1976. In july 1976, an air france flight from telaviv to paris via athens was hijacked and forced to land in entebbe, uganda. He is the author of the indian mutiny, which was shortlisted for the duke of westminsters medal for military literature, military blunders, zulu.
See the article in its original context from january 17, 1978, page 0 buy. Operation thunderbolt navy general library program. Flickr government press office gpo actorsinger arik lavi. Flight 9 and the raid on entebbe airport, the most audacious hostage rescue mission in history, british military historian saul david provides a dramatic hourby. I have a number of entebbe films in the waiting area, but wanted to watch this one first. Some conspiracy theories exist about the raid including one which claims the hijackers were assisted by the israelis to damage the plos standing in france and distance them from america, but this seems extremely. This thrillpacked factbased actionadventure from israel chronicles the daring rescue of 104 passengers from a hijacked plane in entebbe. Operation thunderbolt film, a film about operation entebbe.
It is loosely based on the 1976 raid at entebbe, uganda by the idf to rescue various hostages, though the game uses the fictional nation of kalubya and its own storyline. It is a well made movie made in israel about the tragic events leading to and including this rescue mission in late june eraly july of 1976. Click for screenshots, downloads, cheats and more info. Operation thunderbolt 1978 cast and crew moviefone. Operation thunderbolt, operation thunder bolt amiga game.
Operation thunderbolt video game, a 1988 arcade game by taito. By the time the awards ceremony rolled around, golan had released his own latest film as a director. Operation jonathon operation thunderball the entebbe. On june 27 th, an air france aircraft was hijacked by palestinian and german terrorists. That isnt to say that the film should offer a defense for what was an. The film is based on an actual event the hijacking of a flight by terrorists and the freeing of israeli hostages on. Nearly complete surprise was achieved but a firefight resulted, ending with all seven. Operation thunderbolt in the us, is a 1977 israeli film directed by menahem golan and stars klaus kinski, yehoram gaon and sybil danning. Operation rolling thunder was the codename for an american bombing campaign during the vietnam war. General ridgway began preparing a general counterattack to the han and.
Media in category operation thunderbolt film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Operation thunderbolt is a great movie about the israeli hostage rescue mission at entebbe aiport in uganda. The operation thunderbolt, released under the name of raid on entebbe, was a great movie chronicling the daring rescue raid by idf to save civilians and the pilots of air france in uganda under dictator amin. The national and the popular in israeli cinema jstor. Menahem golan, bmovie mastermind behind cannon films. Menahem golan, passionate auteur of the bmovie, is dead at 85. This look at operation thunderbolt goes deeper than previous movies but. Operation thunderbolt is an onrails shooter originally released in the arcades in 1988 and converted to various home systems. Operation thunderbolt letterboxd social film discovery.
A daring mission to rescue more than 100 israeli and jewish hostages who had been taken captive by palestinian and german airplane hijackers, given a place to land by ugandas unpredictable leader, idi amin. Operation thunderbolt by saul david the boston globe. Operation thunderbolt 1978 revolutionare zellen terrorist wilfried bose klaus kinski and his cohorts from the popular front for the liberation of palestine hijack an air france flight on a. Con assaf dayan, klaus kinski, gila almagor, yehoram gaon titolo originale operation thunderbolt. Ridgway reformed eighth army after their ambush by chinese armies and disastrous retreat, and general almond began a a reconnaissance in force.
Operation thunderbolt follows the events following the flights takeoff until the hostages return to israel. A companion documentary to the classic israeli film operation thunderbolt, raid on entebbe features interviews with top political leaders and military commanders who assisted in the rescue of more than 100 victims of a 1976 hijacking in uganda. See the full list of operation thunderbolt cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Nearly complete surprise was achieved but a firefight resulted, ending with all seven terrorists and 45 ugandan soldiers killed.
Complete with dancing and musical numbers, and tales of rival gangs, it is a mustsee for anyone. This film covers where the hollywood movie starring charles bronson did not cover. Operation thunderbolt, known in israel as mivtsa yonatan. The operation thunderbolt coinoperated videogame by taito circa 1988, and its history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by the international arcade museum at the museum fo the game. Operation entebbe or operation thunderbolt was a successful counterterrorist hostagerescue mission carried out by commandos of the israel defense forces idf at entebbe airport in uganda on 4 july 1976. Staring gila almagor, yehoram gaon, assi dayan and sybil danning. Nearly half the film is dedicated to goings on in israel, such as the militarys preparation for the raid while the press and general public are necessarily left in the dark several leading politicians appear through the use of archival footage and standins. Fergusson, attributed a lull in chinese attacks after the retreat to their. Operation tunderbolt took place 42 years ago today. In the beginning of january, 2008, multinational division center transitioned from operation marne roundup to operation marne thunderbolt. The operation was originally code named thunderball or thunderbolt but was later renamed to honour the dead lt col.
Word had just come that the operation had been an astonishing success and. From classics films that paint a picture of what life was like for jewish immigrants in the 1950s and 60s. In the summer of 1976 an air france jet was hijacked by four men. Operation thunderbolt on dvd 7378039229 from sisu entertainment. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing operation thunderbolt near you. Kinski, operation thunderbolt, nominated for oscar, best foreign film.
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