Operation Thunderbolt

In 1976, an Air France flight was hijacked to Entebbe, Uganda. Jewish passengers were held hostage to force release of terrorists from Israeli prisons. Israel sent commandos to rescue them. Based on true events from takeoff to return.

Operation Thunderbolt is a 1978 drama action movie directed by Menahem Golan, starring Gila Almagor, Assi Dayan, Yehoram Gaon. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 1,166 votes and runs 2h 4m.