
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda.
Cast

Helmut Berger
Wilfried Böse

Theodore Bikel
Yakov Shlomo

Linda Blair
Chana Vilnofsky

Kirk Douglas
Herschel Vilnofsky

Richard Dreyfuss
Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu

Stefan Gierasch
General Mordecai Gur

David Groh
Benjamin Wise

Julius Harris
President Idi Amin

Helen Hayes
Etta Grossman-Wise

Anthony Hopkins
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

Burt Lancaster
Shimon Peres

Christian Marquand
Captain Dukas

Elizabeth Taylor
Edra Vilnofsky

Jessica Walter
Nomi Haroun

Harris Yulin
General Dan Shomron

Bibi Besch
German Woman

David Sheiner
Aaron Olav

Severn Darden
Moshe Meyer

Ben Hammer
Yaakobi

Anthony James
Gamal Fahmy

Victor Mohica
Jaif

Erica Yohn
Belgian Woman

Lilyan Chauvin
French Nun
Miriam Byrd-Nethery
Nun's Ward

Kristina Wayborn
Claudine

Austin Stoker
Dr. Ghota

Dimitri Logothetis
Young Soldier
Crew

Marvin J. Chomsky
Director
Ernest Kinoy
Screenplay
Michael Gavaldon
Editor
Jim McElroy
Editor
David Saxon
Editor
Jim Kilgore
Director of Photography

David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Robert Guenette
Producer
Wendy Winter
Production Assistant
Edward Stephenson
Production Design

Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Jack Martell
Costume Design
Elaina P. Schulman
Key Hair Stylist
Alfreda Joan Phillips
Hairstylist
Gary Liddiard
Makeup Artist

Charles Fox
Original Music Composer
Chuck Rutherford
Set Decoration
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