248 passengers were held hostage. For seven days, the world was held captive.
In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
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Standard length · 1h 47m
At 1h 47m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.
Thriller · Drama · Crime
TMDB files it under thriller, drama, and crime.
1 free · 5 to rent · 5 to buy
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5.8 / 10 on TMDB
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Raid on Entebbe
1976, 2h 25m
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.
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