Victory at Entebbe
| Victory at Entebbe | |
|---|---|
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| Genre |
Action Drama History Thriller |
| Distributed by | ABC |
| Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Produced by | Robert Guenette |
| Written by | Ernest Kinoy |
| Starring |
Helmut Berger Linda Blair Kirk Douglas Richard Dreyfuss Helen Hayes Anthony Hopkins Burt Lancaster Elizabeth Taylor |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
| Cinematography | Jim Kilgore |
| Editing by |
Michael Gavaldon Jim McElroy David Saxon |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Release date | December 13, 1976 (USA) |
| Running time | 119 min. |
Victory at Entebbe is a 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, Richard Dreyfuss and Kirk Douglas, and was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. Julius Harris portrayed Idi Amin, following the fatal heart attack suffered by the actor originally cast in the role, Godfrey Cambridge.
It was filmed on videotape at The Burbank Studios, California and later transferred to film for distribution around the world, giving the film the slightly stilted visual style of a studio-bound TV drama but with a film-like look and big Hollywood names in the cast. Shooting on video shortened the production time, allowing the film to be ready for television less than six months after the event that inspired it.
Linda Blair and Helmut Berger were dating each other during production.
Cast
- Helmut Berger as Wilfried Böse
- Linda Blair as Chana Vilnofsky
- Kirk Douglas as Hershel Vilnofsky
- Richard Dreyfuss as Col. Yoni Netanyahu
- Helen Hayes as Etta Grossman Wise
- Anthony Hopkins as Yitzhak Rabin
- Burt Lancaster as Shimon Peres
- Elizabeth Taylor as Edra Vilnofsky
- Julius Harris as Idi Amin
- Theodore Bikel as Yakov Shlomo
- Stefan Gierasch as Gen. Gur
- Harris Yulin as Gen. Shomron
- Jessica Walter as Nomi Haroun
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