Raid on Entebbe (film)

Raid on Entebbe
Official release poster by John Solie
Genre	Action Drama History
Written by	Barry Beckerman
Directed by	Irvin Kershner
Starring	Peter Finch Martin Balsam Horst Buchholz John Saxon Sylvia Sidney Jack Warden Eddie Constantine Mariclare Costello Yaphet Kotto Charles Bronson
Music by	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English German French
Production
Producers	Daniel H. Blatt Edgar J. Scherick
Production locations	Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, California
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Editors	Nick Archer Bud S. Isaacs Art Seid
Running time	150 minutes
Production company	20th Century Fox Television
Budget	$3.5 million[1]
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 9, 1977 (1977-01-09)
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Raid on Entebbe is a 1977 NBC television film directed by Irvin Kershner. It is based on the Entebbe raid, an Israeli military operation to free hostages at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, on July 4, 1976. The portrayal of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was Peter Finch's final performance; he died five days after the film's release.

Raid on Entebbe portrays the rescue of the hostages, the discussions within the Israeli government, and the controversy prompted by the rescue. It was one of three films made in the 1970s based on the Entebbe raid, Victory at Entebbe was rushed through production by ABC and broadcast one month earlier in December 1976. Operation Thunderbolt (1977, Israel) was the third ^[2] A fourth film, Entebbe (titled 7 Days in Entebbe in the U.S.) was released over four decades later in 2018.