21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich

Movie·1976·1h 41m

21 Hours at Munich

At 4:09 am on September 5, 1972, eleven Olympic athletes were taken hostage by terrorists. For the next 21 hours the world held its breath...

Directed By

William A. Graham

Country

United States of America

Language

Hebrew

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The Story

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.

Written By

Edward Hume, Howard Fast, Serge Groussard

Producer

Edward S. Feldman, Robert Greenwald

Cinematography

Jost Vacano

Music

Laurence Rosenthal

Editor

Ronald J. Fagan

Themes

hotelairportsportshostageolympic games1970smunich, germanyolympian villageisraeli defense forcehostage negotiatorwest germanyolympics

Production House

Moonlight Productions
Filmways Television

Audience Score

63%

23 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Manfred Schreiber

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Anneliese Graes

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Issa

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Zvi Zamir

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Willy Brandt

Noel Willman

Noel Willman

Bruno Merk

Georg Marischka

Georg Marischka

Genscher

Else Quecke

Else Quecke

Golda Meir

Michael Degen

Michael Degen

Mohammed Khadif

Jamshid Soheili

Jamshid Soheili

Touny

Walter Kohut

Walter Kohut

Feldhaus

Jan Niklas

Jan Niklas

Schreiber's Aide

Franz Rudnick

Troger

Günther Maria Halmer

Günther Maria Halmer

Spitzer

Herbert Fux

Herbert Fux

Shorr

Ullrich Haupt

Ullrich Haupt

Trainer

Ernest Lenart

Ben Horin

Osman Ragheb

Aziz Sedky

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Crew

William A. Graham

William A. Graham

Director

Edward S. Feldman

Executive Producer

Laurence Rosenthal

Original Music Composer

Edward Hume

Edward Hume

Writer

Howard Fast

Howard Fast

Writer

Serge Groussard

Writer

Robert Greenwald

Robert Greenwald

Producer

Frank von Zerneck

Frank von Zerneck

Producer

Ronald J. Fagan

Editor

Jost Vacano

Jost Vacano

Director of Photography

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