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7 Days in Entebbe

7 Days in Entebbe

248 passengers were held hostage. For seven days, the world was held captive.

20185.81h 47m

Overview

In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.

Directed by José Padilha
Written by Gregory Burke
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kate Solomon
Box Office0Revenue: $9.2M

Top Cast

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Brigitte Kuhlmann

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Wilfried Böse

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Shimon Peres

Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

Nonso Anozie

Nonso Anozie

Idi Amin

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer

Zeev Hirsch

Andrea Deck

Andrea Deck

Patricia Martel

Denis Ménochet

Denis Ménochet

Jacques Le Moine

Angel Bonanni

Angel Bonanni

Lt. Col. Yoni Netanyahu

Juan Pablo Raba

Juan Pablo Raba

Juan Pablo

Themes & Keywords

israel1970srescue missionugandabased on true storyairplane hijackingterrorismisraeli defense forceterrorist groupoperation entebbeidi amin

About 7 Days in Entebbe

7 Days in Entebbe is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 2018 exploring themes of israel, 1970s, rescue mission, uganda, based on true story, airplane hijacking. Directed by José Padilha, it stars Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan. In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda. With 248 passengers on board, one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.

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