Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

They considered every possibility - and then did the impossible !

Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky

Produced by David L. Wolper Productions

1976119 min5.1 / 10

A tense, historically grounded dramatization of a daring military rescue operation that balances procedural detail with human stakes and resolves toward triumph.

The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda.

Questions people ask

  • Does Victory at Entebbe end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Victory at Entebbe sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Victory at Entebbe violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Victory at Entebbe scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Victory at Entebbe easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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