21 Hours at Munich (1976)
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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast of 21 Hours at Munich
- Ullrich Haupt, Jr. - Israli Coach
- Franco Nero - Issa
- Michael Degen - Mohammed Khadif
- Herbert Fux - Shorr
- Dan van Husen - Tony
- William Knight
- Jan Niklas - Schreiber's Aide
- Osman Ragheb - Prime Minister Sedki
- David Hess - Berger
- Franz Rudnick - Troger
- William Holden - Manfred Schreiber
- Richard Basehart - Willy Brandt
- Eric Falk - Romano
- Günther Maria Halmer - Spitzer
- Shirley Knight - Annaliese Graese
- Georg Marischka - Genscher
- Anthony Quayle - General Zamir
- Noel Willman - Merk
- Paul L. Smith - Gutfreund
- Else Quecke - Golda Meir
- Director(s):
- William A. Graham
- Writer(s):
- Edward C. Hume, Howard Fast
- Producer(s):
- Frank Von Zerneck, Robert Greenwald
- Categories:
- Television
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