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title: 'Raid on Entebbe (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irvin Kershner'
released: '1976-12-26'
runtime_minutes: 150
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/raid-on-entebbe-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076594/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Raid on Entebbe (1976)

1976 · 150 min · Drama, Action, War, Thriller, History · United States


## Synopsis

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 liberate 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irvin Kershner](https://cinepixo.com/people/irvin-kershner)
- **Screenplay:** [Barry Beckerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-beckerman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-shire)
- **Producer:** [Edgar Scherick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-scherick)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bill Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-butler-2)

## Cast

- [Charles Bronson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bronson) as Dan Shomron
- [Robin Gammell](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-gammell)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam) as Daniel Cooper
- [Harvey Lembeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-lembeck) as Mr. Harvey
- [Stephen Macht](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-macht) as Jonathan Netanyahu
- [Eddie Constantine](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-constantine) as Michel Bacos
- [Larry Gelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-gelman)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden) as Mordechai Gur
- [Yaphet Kotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaphet-kotto) as Idi Amin
- [Aharon Ipalé](https://cinepixo.com/people/aharon-ipale) as Major David Grut
- [John Saxon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-saxon) as Benny Peled
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco)
- [Allan Arbus](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-arbus) as Eli Melnick
- [Robert Loggia](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-loggia) as Yigal Allon
- [Sylvia Sidney](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-sidney) as Dora Bloch

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/raid-on-entebbe-1976
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