21 Hours at Munich (1976)
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21 Hours at Munich is a grim reenactment of the darkest days of the 1972 Munich Olympics. A gang of eight Arab terrorists storm the Israeli dormitory, killing two and taking hostage nine athletes. The terrorist's demands include the release of 200 Arabs held in Israeli jails; Israel follows its standard policy in dealing with terrorism and refuses to capitulate. There can be only one way that this film will end, but the tragedy of the occasion is buoyed by isolated moments of inspirational heroism. William Holden and Franco Nero head the cast, while sportscaster Jim McKay, whose emotional coverage of the actual events has since become famous, narrates the film. 21 Hours at Munich first aired on November 7, 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- William A. Graham
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of 21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich is a grim reenactment of the darkest days of the 1972 Munich Olympics. A gang of eight Arab terrorists storm the Israeli dormitory, killing two and taking hostage nine athletes. The terrorist's demands include the release of 200 Arabs held in Israeli jails; Israel follows its standard policy in dealing with terrorism and refuses to capitulate. There can be only one way that this film will end, but the tragedy of the occasion is buoyed by isolated moments of inspirational heroism. William Holden and Franco Nero head the cast, while sportscaster Jim McKay, whose emotional coverage of the actual events has since become famous, narrates the film. 21 Hours at Munich first aired on November 7, 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast of 21 Hours at Munich
- Richard Basehart - Willy Brandt
- Günther Maria Halmer - Spitzer
- Shirley Knight - Annaliese Graese
- Noel Willman - Merk
- Georg Marischka - Genscher
- Paul L. Smith - Gutfreund
- Anthony Quayle - General Zamir
- Eric Falk - Romano
- Dan van Husen - Tony
- Franz Rudnick - Troger
- Michael Degen - Mohammed Khadif
- William Holden - Manfred Schreiber
- Jan Niklas - Schreiber's Aide
- Ullrich Haupt, Jr. - Israli Coach
- Osman Ragheb - Prime Minister Sedki
- Else Quecke - Golda Meir
- David Hess - Berger
- Herbert Fux - Shorr
- Franco Nero - Issa
- Director(s):
- William A. Graham
- Writer(s):
- Howard Fast, Edward C. Hume
- Producer(s):
- Robert Greenwald, Frank Von Zerneck
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