21 Hours at Munich (1976)
- Directed by
- William A. Graham
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film reconstructs the real events of the 1972 Munich Olympics where Palestinian militants took Israeli athletes hostage. It follows the failed negotiation and rescue attempt by German authorities.
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What happens
21 Hours at Munich is a 1976 American historical drama television film directed by William A. Graham and starring William Holden, Shirley Knight and Franco Nero. It is based on the 1975 non-fiction book The Blood of Israel by Serge Groussard, and it deals with real events concerning the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was broadcast by ABC November 7, 1976. Despite its television origin, the film was released theatrically in several foreign countries. It was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Television Movie at the 29th Primetime Emmys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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