Raid on Entebbe

1976Movie⏱️ 2h 25mNot Rated

ActionDramaHistory

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

4,118 votes

True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.

Director

Irvin Kershner

Writers

N/A

Stars

Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto

Release Date

December 26, 1976

Language

French, Hebrew, English

Country

United States

🏆 3

Wins

🎯 8

Nominations

💬 39

Reviews

📋 5.5K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Peter Finch

as Yitzhak Rabin

Charles Bronson

as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron

Yaphet Kotto

as President Idi Amin Jr.

Martin Balsam

as Daniel Cooper

Horst Buchholz

as Wilfred Boese

John Saxon

as Gen. Benny Peled

Jack Warden

as Gen. Mordecai Gur

Sylvia Sidney

as Dora Bloch

Robert Loggia

as Yigal Allon

Tige Andrews

as Shimon Peres

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, California, USA

Production

Edgar J. Scherick Associates, 20th Century Fox Television

🏷️ Keywords

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⭐ Featured Review

Excellent and true to history

by Hessian499 • 2001-09-18

"A film that is historically accurate, Raid on Entebbe is engrossing and exciting to watch. The actual raid on Entebbe was itself a very daring rescue, and it translates extremely well to film. Even though you know the outcome in advance, you will find yourself wanting to stay with the film until the end. The actors are all excellent, and the sets extremely realistic. Yaphet Kotto gives a great performance as Idi Amin, portraying the Ugandan president as mix of grandstander, egomaniac, and thinly disguised madman; the movie is worth watching for Kotto's performance alone. While made almost..."