Fact-based drama, recounting the Israeli raid on Uganda's Entebbe airport where more than 100 passengers were held hostage on board a hijacked airliner in 1976. As the world waits, the authorities launch a daring operation to free the prisoners. Starring Peter Finch, Martin Balsam, Horst Buchholz, Jack Warden and Sylvia Sidney.

Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.