The Munich Olympics Massacre: Munich '72—The True Story

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It runs a compact 1h 30m.

Synopsis

It is a horror scenario that unfolds on September 5, 1972, in the Olympic Village in Munich. Eight Palestinian terrorists sneak into the Israeli team’s quarters, kill two Israelis, and take nine others hostage. The German security forces are completely unprepared for such a crisis situation. When, after tough negotiations, the terrorists and their hostages are to be flown out, the police prepare a rescue operation at the Fürstenfeldbruck military airport. But that is when disaster strikes.

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Key crew

• Manfred OldenburgDirector
• Uli WeidenbachDirector
• Sebastian DehnhardtDirector

Cast

• Ehud BarakCast
• Muki BetserCast
• Joachim FuchsbergerCast
• Ankie SpitzerCast
• Abu DaoudCast
• Manfred SchreiberCast
• Ilana RomanoCast
• Ulrike MeyfarthCast
• Manfred OmmerCast
• Gad TsabaryCast
• Bassam Abu SharifCast
• Peter BizerCast

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