• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1976-12-26
  • Runtime145 minutes
  • TaglineThe boldest rescue in history
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDrama, Thriller, TV Movie, History
  • Production
    CompaniesEdgar J. Scherick Associates, 20th Century Fox Television, NBC
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Charles Bronson

Peter Finch

Yaphet Kotto

Martin Balsam

Horst Buchholz

John Saxon

Jack Warden

Sylvia Sidney

Robert Loggia

James Woods

Tige Andrews

Eddie Constantine

David Opatoshu

Allan Arbus

Stephen Macht

Harvey Lembeck

Dinah Manoff

Kim Richards

Aharon Ipalé

Warren J. Kemmerling

Mariclare Costello

Robin Gammell

Lou Gilbert

Billy Sands

Alex Colon

Millie Slavin

Anna Berger

Stanley Brock

Peter Brocco

Larry Gelman

Hanna Landy

Harlee McBride

George Petrie

Louis Quinn

Martin Speer