Victory at Entebbe
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Victory at Entebbe | |
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Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
Produced by | Robert Guenette |
Written by | Ernest Kinoy |
Starring | Anthony Hopkins Burt Lancaster Elizabeth Taylor Richard Dreyfuss Julius Harris |
Music by | Charles Fox |
Cinematography | Jim Kilgore |
Distributed by | ABC |
Release date(s) | December 13, 1976 (USA) |
Running time | 119 min. |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Victory at Entebbe made for television film from 1976 based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda. The airport is Uganda's main airport and is situated near the capital city of Kampala, Uganda.
The film starred Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Dreyfuss, and was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky.