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

Der Olympia-Mord: München '72 - Die wahre Geschichte (original title)

200690 min8.0German, Arabic, Yiddish

Directed by

Sebastian Dehnhardt, Uli Weidenbach, Manfred Oldenburg

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.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Ehud Barak, Muki Betser, Joachim Fuchsberger, Ankie Spitzer, Abu Daoud, Manfred Schreiber, Ilana Romano, Ulrike Meyfarth, Manfred Ommer, Gad Tsabary, Bassam Abu Sharif, Peter Bizer, Ulrich Pabst, Ulrich K. Wegener, Heinz-Peter Gottelt, Victor Cohen, August Schöffel

Producer: Leopold Hoesch

Production: Broadview TV

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