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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic82/100
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Kevin MacdonaldDirector
- Alex HeffesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael DouglasSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Ankie SpitzerSelf
- Jamal Al GasheySelf
- Gerald SeymourSelf
- Axel SpringerSelf (archive footage)
- Gad ZahariSelf
- Shmuel LalkinSelf
- Manfred SchreiberSelf
- Walter TrogerSelf
- Ulrich K. WegenerSelf
- Hans-Dietrich GenscherSelf
- Magdi GaharySelf
Stills
Themes
olympic games1970shostage situation