Operation Thunderbolt
1977, Hebrew. Directed by Menahem Golan.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hebrew
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Cast & crew
- Menahem GolanDirector
- Yehoram GaonCol. Yonatan Netanyahu
- Gila AlmagorNurit Aviv
- Klaus KinskiWilfried Boese
- Assi DayanShuki
- Shmuel RodenskyFamilienoberhaupt
- Rolf EdenAir France Co-Pilot
- Sybil DanningHalima
- Arik LavieGen. Dan Shomron
- Shaike OphirGadi Arnon
- Reuven Bar-YotamAvraham Ben-David
- Gabi AmraniGavriel, a passeenger
- Mark HeathIdi Amin Dada
Details
- Released
- 6 June 1977
- Original title
- מבצע יונתן
- Country
- Israel
- Written by
- Ken Globus, Menahem Golan
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Operation Thunderbolt isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 June 1977. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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Who directed Operation Thunderbolt?
Operation Thunderbolt (1977) was directed by Menahem Golan and stars Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Klaus Kinski.