One Day in September
1Win1NomDirected by Kevin Macdonald
Synopsis
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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Details
- Released
- 22 October 1999
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Kevin Macdonald
- Countries
- Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Languages
- German, French, English
- Production
- Passion Pictures, Arthur Cohn Productions, BBC, Dan Valley Film, British Screen Productions, The European Co-Production Fund Limited
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Cast
Michael Douglas- AAnkie Spitzer
- JJamal Al Gashey
- GGerald Seymour
- AAxel Springer
- GGad Zahari
- SShmuel Lalkin
- MManfred Schreiber
- WWalter Troger
Ulrich K. Wegener