Victory at Entebbe
Brief Synopsis
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The first of two dramatic re-creations of the July 4, 1976 Israeli lightning raid on the airport at Entebbe, Uganda, to rescue a planeload of hostages who had been taken by Palestinian hijackers. Rushed into release, this was shown initially on videotape and later converted to film for theatrical sh
Cast & Crew
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Marvin J Chomsky
Director
Burt Lancaster
Anthony James
Julius Harris
Richard Dreyfuss
Jessica St John
Film Details
Genre
Political
War
Release Date
1976
Location
Burbank Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
The first of two dramatic re-creations of the July 4, 1976 Israeli lightning raid on the airport at Entebbe, Uganda, to rescue a planeload of hostages who had been taken by Palestinian hijackers. Rushed into release, this was shown initially on videotape and later converted to film for theatrical showings outside of the United States. Ernest Kinoy received an Emmy Award nomination for his teleplay.
Julius Harris, as Idi Amin, replaced Godfrey Cambridge, who died during production.
Director
Marvin J Chomsky
Director
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Anthony James
Julius Harris
Richard Dreyfuss
Jessica St John
Helmut Berger
Pitt Herbert
Bibi Besch
Jenny Maybrook
Vera Mandell
Victor Mohica
Kristina Wayborn
Severn Darden
Lilyan Chauvin
Christian Marquand
Helen Hayes
Than Wyenn
Linda Blair
Allan Miller
Austin Stoker
Theodore Bikel
Dimitri Logothetis
Stefan Gierasch
David Groh
Zitto Kazann
Samantha Harper
Ben Hammer
Philip Sterling
Michael Mullins
Kirk Douglas
Elizabeth Taylor
Anthony Hopkins
Eunice Christopher
Harris Yulin
Barbara Carney
David Sheiner
Miriam Byrd-nethery
David Chomsky
Jessica Walter
Erica Yohn
Crew
Lew Adams
Camera
Richard Alarian
Lighting
Terry Ballard
Property Master
James Benjamin
Assistant Director
Peter Bogart
Assistant Director
Donald Corvan
Stage Manager
Linda Day
Script Supervisor
Garvin Eddy
Assistant Art Director
Charles Fox
Music
Mike Gavaldon
Editor
Donald Gold
Production
Frances Guenette
Researcher
Robert Guenette
Producer
Christina Hornisher
Assistant
Michael P Keeler
Camera
James Kilgore
Lighting Director
Ernest Kinoy
Screenplay
Ken Lampkin
Technical Director
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Supervisor
Marla Liebling
Production Assistant
Eve Light
Production Assistant
Gary Littlefield
Transportation Captain
Julian Ludwig
Production Associate
Jack Martell
Costume Designer
Frank Palmer
Key Grip
Afreda J Phillips
Hair
David Phinney
Other
Charles Rutherford
Other
Mark Sanford
Video
David Saxon
Executive Editor
Albert J Simon
Associate Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Gary Stanton
Camera
Larry Stephens
Audio
Edward Stephenson
Production Designer
George Taylor
Post-Production Supervisor
Bruce J Tufeld
Production Assistant
Joe Unsinn
Special Effects
Ron Von Schimmelmann
Other
Susan Weber
Production Assistant
Wendy Winter
Production Assistant
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Phillips Wylly
Production Manager
Film Details
Genre
Political
War
Release Date
1976
Location
Burbank Studios, Burbank, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 13, 1976
