Movie
21 Hours at Munich
Adaptation film with a runtime of 100 minutes, released in 1976. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- William Holden
- Franco Nero
- Michael Degen
- Shirley Kinight
- Richard Basehart
- Eric Falk
- Shirley Knight
- Herbert Fux
- Günther Maria Halmer
- Ullrich Haupt Jr.
- David Hess
- Georg Marischka
- Jan Niklas
- Anthony Quayle
- Osman Ragheb
- Franz Rudnick
- Paul Smith
- Dan Van Husen
- Noel Willman
- Jost Vacano
- Ed Feldman
- Edward S. Feldman
- Serge Groussard
- Ronald J. Fagan
- Howard Fast
- Edward Hume
