One Day in September
1999
1972. The Munich Olympic Games. 121 Nations. 7,123 Competitors. Over a billion viewers ... and 8 Palestinian Terrorists. For the first time in 25 years, the truth is revealed.
- Kevin Macdonald
- 1h 34m
- October 22, 1999 · Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Overview
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 22, 1999
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, French, German
- Countries
- Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC,Passion Pictures,British Screen Productions,The European Co-Production Fund Limited,Dan Valley Film AG,Arthur Cohn Productions,Dan Valley Film
- Cast
- Walter Troger,Gerald Seymour,Jamal Al Gashey,Hans-Dietrich Genscher,Shmuel Lalkin,Schlomit Romajo,Michael Douglas,Axel Springer,Magdi Gahary,Ankie Spitzerand 5 more
- Director
- Kevin Macdonald
- Producer
- Arthur Cohn,Lillian Birnbaum,John Battsek
- Cinematography
- Neve Cunningham,Alwin H. Küchler
- Music
- Alex Heffes
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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