60 Films & TV Shows Set In Africa During The 1970s
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The Wild Geese
England ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe ๐ธ๐ฟ Eswatini ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa Africa - General The 1970sA British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
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Operation Thunderbolt
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda The 1970sIn July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages.
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Victory at Entebbe
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda The 1970sThe film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda.
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Raid on Entebbe
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda The 1970sBased on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..
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Albino
๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe The 1970sFrom these hunters..there is no escape!! โ A colonial police officer in Rhodesia hunts down the albino terrorist who raped and murdered his fiancee.
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The Wilby Conspiracy
๐ง๐ผ Botswana ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa The 1970sIn the fight for freedom, you have to break all the rules. โ Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds himself almost immediately on the run after a run-in with the police. Assisted by his lawyer Rina Van Niekirk and visiting British engineer Jim Keogh, he heads for Capetown where he hopes to recover a stash of diamonds, meant to finance revolutionary activities, that he had entrusted to a dentist before his incarceration. Along the way, they are followed by Major Horn of the South African State security bureau and it becomes apparent that he has no intention of arresting them until they reach their final destination
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The Passenger
๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐น๐ฉ Chad The 1970sI used to be somebody else...but I traded him in. โ David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
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Shaft in Africa
New York ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ช๐น Ethiopia The 1970sShaft is stickin' it...all the way. โ Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
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Soul to Soul
๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana The 1970sFootage of an American soul music concert held in Ghana to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the independence of that country in 1971. Features live performances by Ike & Tina Turner, Roberta Flack, Carlos Santana, Wilson Pickett and Willie Bobo.