Raid on Entebbe - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[kristina]

David Opatoshu (Menachem Begin) played a character based on Begin, Akiva Ben-Canaan, commander of the Irgun, in Exodus (1960).

[kyle]

The narrator states at the end of this movie that it's unknown what happened to Dora Bloch (Sylvia Sidney), who had been taken to the hospital. It was later learned that she was murdered in Kampala, Uganda. Her remains were found outside of Kampala in 1979 and were flown to Israel for burial.

[frederick]

The Ugandan fighter aircraft destroyed by the Israeli commandos in the movie are F-86 Sabres, American made aircraft.

[jeffrey]

Jack Warden, Charles Bronson, and Martin Balsam all previously appeared in various episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959-1964).

[kenneth]

Released theatrically in Finland.

[tamara]

Some of the footage was filmed at the Van Nuys Air National Guard Base, California, using C-130s belonging to the 146th TAW. Members of the 146th were allowed to watch some of the filming one night. Also, a couple of the aircraft were painted with Israeli insignia and flew that way during a training mission.

[melinda]

Peter Finch died only six months after the actual events, which means that a script was commissioned, written, this movie was cast, rehearsed, and filmed all within six months.

[maureen]

This is one of two American productions based on the event. In Victory at Entebbe (1976), Julius Harris played President Idi Amin, Jr.. Yaphet Kotto played Amin in this movie. Harris and Kotto played villains in Live and Let Die (1973). Kotto played the head villain, and Harris was his henchman.

[phyllis]

The cast includes two Oscar winners: Peter Finch and Martin Balsam; and four Oscar nominees: Robert Loggia, Sylvia Sidney, Jack Warden, and James Woods.

[addison]

The song sung by the Israeli soldiers on their way to Entebbe and at the end of the movie is Hine Ma Tov, a setting of Psalm 133.

[beth]

Peter Finch's final acting role. He received a posthumous Emmy nomination just six months after winning his posthumous Oscar for Network (1976).

[marc]

The character of Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan "Yonni" Netanyahu (Stephen Macht) was the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.