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Raid on Entebbe [1977]
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Entertaining TV-production
Review date: 2007-10-28 Rating: 6 out of 10
In 1976, the Israeli elite special forces carried out one of the most successful rescue missions ever performed. Terrorists from PFLP-EO (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - External Operations) and RZ (Revolutionary Cells) hijacked an Airbus A300 with 248 passengers, and changed its original destination, Paris, to Entebbe airport, Uganda, Idi Amin territory.
Raid on Entebbe is an excellent portrayal of this event. The directing and editing could have been better (there are a lot of mistimed fades), but great performances by well known actors (Charles Bronson: Death Wish/Breakheart Pass, Martin Balsam: All the President's Men, Jack Warden: 12 Angry Men/All the President's Men, Eddie Constantine: The Long Good Friday, Yaphet Kotto: Alien/Live and Let Die, James Woods: Casino and Robert Loggia: Scarface) makes this film worth watching. Charles Bronson and (especially) Yaphet Kotto are at their best.
I watched the film a week ago, but the DVD version disappointed me. VHS quality, 4:3, no subtitles and below average sound quality is the reason why I rate it *** out of *****. If you're a huge Charles Bronson fan, or if you're really interested in this event, you will not be disappointed.. - If you're neither, you should not order this movie until a better version is made.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Peter Finch
Martin Balsam
Horst Buchholz
Sylvia Sidney
John Saxon
Creators:
Peter Finch (Primary Contributor)
Martin Balsam (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Televista
Manufacturer: Televista
EAN: 0018619112649
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Colour, DVD-Video, PAL,
Release date: 2007-07-03
Universal product code (UPC): 018619112649
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Running time: 113 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1977-01-09
Language: English (Original Language)