Operation Thunderbolt
Released: 1977
Action, Drama, Thriller
In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages.
Starring: Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Klaus Kinski, Assi Dayan, Shmuel Rodensky, Rolf Eden, Sybil Danning, Arik Lavie
Directed by: Menahem Golan
Written by: Menahem Golan, Ken Globus
Language: German, Arabic, Hebrew, English
Scenes
An airplane is hijacked and the passengers are held hostage, and eventually are allowed by the hijackers to use the bathroom. One woman pleads to be allowed to use the toilet, but is told to sit back down and that she will eventually be allowed to go to the bathroom. (This scene needs to be confirmed.)
Alternate Titles
מבצע יהונתן
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Entebbe
Mivtsa Yonatan