Director: Irvin Kershner

Writer: Barry Beckerman

Music: David Shire

Producers: Daniel H. Blatt; Edgar J. Scherick

Keywords: Drama, Terrorism, Rescue Mission

Israeli commandos engage Palestinian hijackers at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, freeing hostages. Based on a true 1976 incident. Yaphet Kotto is an excellent Idi Amin. Made-for-TV movie. See also Victory at Entebbe (1976).

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tige Andrews	Actor	19-Mar-1920	27-Jan-2007	Capt. Greer on The Mod Squad
Allan Arbus	Actor	15-Feb-1918	19-Apr-2013	Dr. Sidney on M*A*S*H
Martin Balsam	Actor	4-Nov-1919	13-Feb-1996	A Thousand Clowns
Charles Bronson	Actor	3-Nov-1921	30-Aug-2003	Death Wish
Horst Buchholz	Actor	4-Dec-1933	3-Mar-2003	The Magnificent Seven
Mariclare Costello	Actor	3-Feb-1936		Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Peter Finch	Actor	28-Sep-1916	14-Jan-1977	Network
Yaphet Kotto	Actor	15-Nov-1937		Homicide
Harvey Lembeck	Actor	15-Apr-1923	5-Jan-1982	Cpl. Barbella on The Phil Silvers Show
Robert Loggia	Actor	3-Jan-1930	4-Dec-2015	The Jagged Edge
Stephen Macht	Actor	1-May-1942		General Hospital
Dinah Manoff	Actor	25-Jan-1958		Ordinary People
David Opatoshu	Actor	30-Jan-1918	30-Apr-1996	Raid on Entebbe
George O. Petrie	Actor	16-Nov-1912	16-Nov-1997	Harv Smithfield on Dallas
Kim Richards	Actor	19-Sep-1964		Escape to Witch Mountain
John Saxon	Actor	5-Aug-1936		Enter the Dragon
Sylvia Sidney	Actor	8-Aug-1910	1-Jul-1999	Mama Carlson on WKRP
Jack Warden	Actor	18-Sep-1920	19-Jul-2006	12 Angry Men
James Woods	Actor	18-Apr-1947		Casino, Any Given Sunday

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