September 5, 1972. The darkest day in sports history. Some 900 million sports fans tune in to watchthe Olympics on TV. Instead, they see the most shocking scenes unfold... Academy AwardÂ(r) winner William Holden (Best Actor 1953, Stalag 17) and Academy AwardÂ(r) nominee Shirley Knight (Best Supporting Actress Nominee 1962, Sweet Bird of Youth) turn this real-life catastrophic event into a mesmerizing story of suspense, anger and disbelief. The perpetrators wear tracksuits, but they are anything but athletes. Known as Black September, these Arab terrorists storm the Olympic village before dawn andtake the Israeli team hostage. They make their demands as the minutes tick by. But from this point on, it isn't about who takes home the gold. It's about who comes home at all.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Very interesting and very informative:
This was a good movie that showed what happened in the Olympics and to the Israeli team.
Stopped watching after 20 minutes:
One of the worst productions I have ever seen. Do not waste your money on this one. Actors, script and photography would have been better served if developed by the drama class at Slippery Rock college. Roger
A solid television movie on the Munich massacre of 1972:
I can tell you up front that "21 Hours at Munich" is a much more detailed look at that Olympic massacre in 1972 than you will find in Steven Spielberg's film "Munich." In point of fact, Spielberg is not telling the story of what happened on September 5, 1972 in his film but exploring its aftermath. This made for television movie aired in 1976 (in November, so it was after the Montreal Summer Olympics that year). The release of the film two decades later was certainly motivated by the impending release of... more info
The Story Of The Most Overlooked Event In History:
This is a simple movie. The cast is no more than 20 people and it does it's job. Explaining the events that took place on September 5, 1972. Although it is a TV movie, the acting is actually not too shabby. William Holden does nicely as this films headline name, but nobody makes a resounding impression. The best thing about this movie is, that it fills in all the holes that anyone has about what happened that faithful day. The key thing to the movies authenticity, is that all of the filming was done on the... more info
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