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Raid on Entebbe

1977 film directed by Irvin Kershner
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Raid on Entebbe

Summary

Raid on Entebbe is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,400 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Raid on Entebbe's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Raid on Entebbe's instance of is recorded as television film[4].
  • Raid on Entebbe was directed by Irvin Kershner[5].
  • Barry Beckerman wrote the screenplay for Raid on Entebbe[6].
  • Raid on Entebbe's composer is recorded as David Shire[7].
  • Raid on Entebbe's genre is action film[8].
  • Raid on Entebbe's genre is thriller film[9].
  • Raid on Entebbe's genre is docudrama[10].
  • Raid on Entebbe's genre is political thriller film[11].
  • Raid on Entebbe's genre is drama film[12].
  • Raid on Entebbe's genre is historical film[13].
  • Raid on Entebbe's genre is war film[14].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Peter Finch[15].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Charles Bronson[16].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Yaphet Kotto[17].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was James Woods[18].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Robert Loggia[19].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Horst Buchholz[20].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was John Saxon[21].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Martin Balsam[22].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Sylvia Sidney[23].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Jack Warden[24].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was David Opatoshu[25].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Eddie Constantine[26].
  • A cast member of Raid on Entebbe was Peter Brocco[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Raid on Entebbe was produced by Edgar Scherick[28]. It was directed by Irvin Kershner[5]. Barry Beckerman wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Peter Finch[15], Charles Bronson[16], Yaphet Kotto[17], James Woods[18], Robert Loggia[19], and Horst Buchholz[20].

Publication

Publication dates include December 26, 1976[29], April 29, 1977[30], January 5, 1977[31], January 6, 1977[32], 1977[33], and January 9, 1977[34]. The original language of Raid on Entebbe was English[35]. Genres include action film[8], thriller film[9], docudrama[10], political thriller film[11], drama film[12], and historical film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Why It Matters

Raid on Entebbe ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,400 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Charles Bronson film Horst Buchholz Idi Amin Irvin Kershner Israel Jack Warden James Woods John Saxon Jonathan Netanyahu Martin Balsam Menachem Begin Netflix Peter Finch Robert Loggia Shimon Peres Sylvia Sidney Uganda United States Yaphet Kotto Yigal Allon Yizhak Rabin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto +35
    P14821 → 76594
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  2. 4d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto +35
    Set in period → 1970s, 20th century, Entebbe raid
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P4633]]: Mr. Sager, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787869423685"
  3. 4d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1970s, 20th century, Entebbe raid
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q35014]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787865969299"
  4. 6d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → film, television film
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  5. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1976-12-26T00:00:00Z, +1977-04-29T00:00:00Z, +1977-01-05T00:00:00Z +3
    Start time → —
    Screenwriter → Barry Beckerman
    Does the dog die? media id → 153009
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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