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

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The Munich Olympics Massacre: Munich '72—The True Story (2006)

Directed by Manfred Oldenburg, Uli Weidenbach, Sebastian Dehnhardt

Documentary, Drama, Crime · 1h 30m

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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Cast

Ehud Barak
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Muki Betser Joachim Fuchsberger
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Ankie Spitzer
A
Abu Daoud
M
Manfred Schreiber
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Ilana Romano
U
Ulrike Meyfarth
M
Manfred Ommer
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Gad Tsabary
B
Bassam Abu Sharif
P
Peter Bizer

Crew

Director
Manfred Oldenburg, Uli Weidenbach, Sebastian Dehnhardt
Producer
Leopold Hoesch

Details

Original title
Der Olympia-Mord: München '72 - Die wahre Geschichte
Release date
2006-08-15
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Crime
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, Arabic, Yiddish
Countries
Germany
Production
Broadview TV