Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by free.ranger (A) on March 18, 2018 at 07:42:59

In Reply to: RE: There were two more than passable tv movies about Entebbe, Victory At Entebbe and Raid On Entebbe posted by Road Warrior on March 17, 2018 at 14:55:02

That was quick. Looks like everybody wanted a piece of that one.

I was reading up on the "Operation Thunderbolt", as they called it. An interesting flashpoint in history. Entebbe is in Uganda, and the rescue mission was supported by neighboring Kenya. The hijacking was supported by Idi Amin of Uganda. A hundred troops were flown in because Ugandan soldiers were aiding the hijackers.

After the rescue, Amin retaliated by killing hundreds of Kenyans in his country.

Edit: The Raid on Entebbe, the other movie (both made for television) came out a month after Victory in early 1977. It also had a magnum cast of stars, including Charles Bronson. Two films back-to-back, made for tv, and featuring huge casts. And both so quickly after the event.

Edits: 03/18/18