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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...”
6.3 / 10• 1976• 1h 41m•NR• English
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Storyline
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
Cast & Crew
William Holden
Manfred Schreiber
Lead
Shirley Knight
Anneliese Graes
Franco Nero
Issa
Anthony Quayle
Zvi Zamir
Richard Basehart
Willy Brandt
Noel Willman
Bruno Merk
Georg Marischka
Genscher
Else Quecke
Golda Meir
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Graham's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. 21 Hours at Munich is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
