Underplayed Gems

One Day in September (1999)

One Day in September poster
Directed by
Kevin Macdonald
Genre
documentary film, crime film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 79 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary examines the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis where Palestinian terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes. Michael Douglas narrates as the film pieces together the events of that day using archival footage and interviews.

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What happens

One Day in September is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the 5 September 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Michael Douglas provides the sparse narration throughout the film. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 72nd Academy Awards, on 26 March 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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