One Day in September

Name: One Day in September
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1999-10-22
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour, Axel Springer

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.

October 22, 1999 1h 34m ★ 7.3 (80 votes)

DocumentaryHistory

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.

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Top Cast

Michael Douglas

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ankie Spitzer

Self

Jamal Al Gashey

Self

Gerald Seymour

Self

Axel Springer

Self (archive footage)

Gad Zahari

Self

Shmuel Lalkin

Self

Manfred Schreiber

Self

Walter Troger

Self

Ulrich K. Wegener

Self

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Self

Magdi Gahary

Self

Zvi Zamir

Self

Dan Shillon

Self

Schlomit Romajo

Self

Status: Released

Production Companies: Passion Pictures, Arthur Cohn Productions, BBC, Dan Valley Film, British Screen Productions, The European Co-Production Fund Limited