One Day in September

One Day in September

94 mins | Documentary | Oct. 22, 1999

The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.

One Day in September

94 mins | Documentary | Oct. 22, 1999

One Day in September
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers BBC, Arthur Cohn Productions, Passion Pictures, British Screen Productions, Dan Valley Film AG, The European Co-Production Fund Limited
Original title One Day in September
Directors Kevin Macdonald
Writers

Cast

Michael Douglas

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Ankie Spitzer

as Himself

Jamal Al Gashey

as Himself

Gerald Seymour

as Himself

Axel Springer

as Himself (archiv)

Gad Zahari

as Himself

Shmuel Lalkin

as Himself

Manfred Schreiber

as Himself

Walter Troger

as Himself

Ulrich K. Wegener

as Himself

Magdi Gahary

as Himself

Zvi Zamir

as Himself

Dan Shillon

as Himself

Schlomit Romajo

as Herself