I was so amazed when I learned of this event that I found and watched all three of the movies mentioned on this page: Victory at Entebbe, Raid on Entebbe, and Operation Thunderbolt. I have to disagree with one of the other reviewers of Victory at Entebbe. First General Ariel Sharon is not portrayed in this movie. It is General Dan Shomron. Only the last name was used in the movie, so it was easy to mistake. Second, Was Yoni Netanyahu not shot from a tower? I was not there, but all three movies have it that way. Finally, this movie is not "horrible." Yes, some of the actors over do it, but it looks like they did the scenes in one take so we take what we get. It was done on video tape so it looks kind of like a soap opera. But just imagine you are watching a low budget play and give the actors break. It is a drama, and it is entertaining if you are not too critical.
The score, composed by Charles Fox, is very good. So if you have realized that music can make or break a movie, you will not be disappointed. Some scenes are powerful.
As for the other two movies, if you are really interested in this event, Raid on Entebbe is the best of the three. It was done on a bigger budget, and they apparently took their time doing it. It was written with entertaining dialog along with the technical military aspects of which Victory at Entebbe does not go into much detail. The musical score is effectively in the background and not very dramatic. This is the one to see if you want to pick one.
Operation Thunderbolt was made in Israel, so I was most interested to see this one. I was disappointed. The details of the military action were unique and interesting as were the terrorist techniques, but the rest of the movie was a rip off. There is very little dialogue (unless you understand German with no subtitles) to develop any of the characters other than the hero, Yoni Netanyahu. Stock footage of Rabin and Peres was used to make them a part of the movie. It was a joke. I had to laugh at that. Much of the time was wasted on people walking, setting up furniture, and other things that we don't need to see. But worst of all was the score. Although two or three parts had good music, the rest of the time it sounded like a kid was banging on a Moog synthesizer and an electric guitar. Bad music will ruin a movie.
As for Field Marshall Dr. Idi Amin Dada, he is pretty crazy in all three versions. In real life, partially eaten human remains were found in his freezer, so apparently he was.