Raid on Entebbe (opens in a new tab) is based on the true story of Operation Thunderbolt (opens in a new tab) a mission undertaken by Israeli commandos in 1976 with the aim of rescuing hostages from a hijacked Air France plane being held at Entebbe airport in Uganda. The plane and hostages were under control of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (opens in a new tab) and the German Revolutionary Cells (opens in a new tab) and, after landing in Uganda, almost all of the non-Israeli hostages had been released. After it became clear that the Ugandan president Idi Amin (opens in a new tab) was actively helping the terrorists, a daring rescue was planned by the Israeli Defence Forces, which resulted in the rescue of all but four of the hostages and the death of only one commando,  Lt. Col. (opens in a new tab) Yonatan Netanyahu (opens in a new tab), the brother of Benjamin Netanyahu (opens in a new tab) who would later serve as the Israeli prime minister.

There were actually three film versions of the events put into production within months of the rescue; two were US-produced including this film, which followed the hastily made-for-TV Victory at Entebbe (opens in a new tab), starring the likes of Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor. Legendary director and producer Menahem Golan (opens in a new tab) also put together an Israeli-made versions starring mostly Jewish actors called Mivtsa Yonatan (opens in a new tab) (AKA Operation Thunderbolt (opens in a new tab)). Raid on Entebbe was first shown on TV in the US but was given a theatrical release in other countries, including the UK.

Action legend Charles Bronson (opens in a new tab) was obviously seen as the biggest draw for UK audiences over the likes of Peter Finch (opens in a new tab) who actually passed away 10 days after the film first aired and would be given a posthumous Academy Award for his role in the film Network (opens in a new tab).

This UK quad features stylised artwork painted with large brushstrokes onto a canvas, the grain of which is clearly still visible. Sim Branaghan believes this to be the work of British artist Mike Vaughan, perhaps best known for his work on several Hammer Horror quads, including Twins of Evil.