Leila Khaled Hijacker
Leila Khaled Hijacker

Leila Khaled Hijacker

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2005
0h 58m
6.0(4 votes)
Documentary

Overview

Leila Khaled was the first woman to hijack a plane. In 1969, she showed her grenades to the terrified passengers by order of the Che Guevara commando unit of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Through the ensuing media bombardment, she put the Palestinian nation on the global map. The pretty 24-year-old Leila became a hero to many Palestinians, including the Swedish/Palestinian teenager Lina Makboul, who is now a filmmaker. At least Leila dared to do something, Lina thought at the time. She visits Leila 35 years later with a camera, and finds a woman who does not regret anything.

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Cast & Crew

11 members
Acting

Leila Khaled

Self

Leila Khaled
Acting

Uri Bar Lev

Self

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Moshe Dayan

Self (archive footage)

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Golda Meir

Self (archive footage)

Golda Meir
Acting

Shimon Peres

Self (archive footage)

Shimon Peres
Writing

Lina Makboul

Self

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

Self (archive footage)

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Acting

Yitzhak Rabin

Self (archive footage)

Yitzhak Rabin
Acting

Margareta Johnson

Self - Air Hostess TWA Flight 840

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Robert Schaller

Self - Passenger TWA Flight 840

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Harry Oakley

Self - Co-Pilot TWA Flight 840

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