Operation Thunderbolt

Movie poster

Country	Israel
Directed by	Menahem Golan
Release Date	1977
Language	Hebrew English German Arabic French Spanish
Studio	Cannon Films
Distributor	Warner Bros.

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Col. Yonatan Netanyahu	Yehoram Gaon
Wilfried Boese	Klaus Kinski
Halima	Sybil Danning
Shuki	Assi Dayan
Gen. Dan Shomron	Arik Lavie
Michel Bacos	Henri Czarniak

Operation Thunderbolt (Original title: Mivtsa Yonatan) is a 1977 Israeli action historical drama directed by Menahem Golan (The Delta Force) that dramatizes the Israeli commando mission to liberate the hostages at the Entebbe Airport in Kampala, Uganda, on July 4, 1976. The film starred Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon, and Sybil Danning.

The following weapons were used in the film Operation Thunderbolt:

Pistols

Beretta Model 70

The German terrorist Halima (Sybil Danning) used a Beretta Model 70 pistol.

Beretta Model 70 - .32 ACP

Colt M1911A1

Some characters are armed with Colt M1911A1 pistols.

World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.

One of the hijackers carries a Colt M1911A1 pistol.

Col. Yonatan Netanyahu (Yehoram Gaon) used the suppressed gun.

Submachine guns

SA.23 submachine gun series

The commander of the hijackers Wilfried Boese (Klaus Kinski) uses a Czech Sa.25 submachine gun.

File:CzechSA24 SMG.jpg

Czech Sa.25 - 9x19mm; the slide on the front handguard is a speedloader for magazines.

IMI Uzi

Most of the Israeli commandos are armed with IMI Uzi submachine guns.

Uzi 9mm

Shuki (Assi Dayan) holds his gun in the action at the airport.

A member of special commando with a submachine gun on his side.

A soldier with a Uzi covers his commandant (left) in the action.

Sten Mk II

Some Ugandan soldiers on the airport in Entebbe have Sten submachine guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Rifles

AK-47

Various characters are seen with AK-47 assault rifles.

Milled Receiver AK-47 design; 7.62x39mm.

A Lybian soldier standing before the airplane at the airport in Benghazi.

A Ugandan soldier in Entebe in an airport lounge in Entebbe.

A hijacker at the airport in Entebbe controls release of the hostages.

The AK-47 belonging to members of special commando at the airport in Israel.

Col. Yonatan Netanyahu (left) and Gen. Dan Shomron (Arik Lavie).

IMI Romat

The soldiers in Benghazi and Entebe are seen with IMI Romat assault rifles.

Israeli FAL "Romat" with Wooden Furniture 7.62x51mm NATO.

A Lybian soldier at the airport in Benghazi.

The Ugandan soldiers in Entebbe´s military barracks.

Heavy Barrel Romat

A soldier at the airport in Entebe holds a Heavy Barrel Romat assault rifle.

IMI Romat with bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

M16

Some of the Israeli commandos are armed with M16s.

M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to impersonate the M16A1 during the 1970s and 1980s. This version has a 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm