21 Hours at Munich
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“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...”
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
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Cast
35 people
William Holden
Manfred Schreiber
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Shirley Knight
Anneliese Graes
Known for
As Good as It Gets
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Franco Nero
Issa
Known for
Die Hard 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
Anthony Quayle
Zvi Zamir
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Wrong Man
Richard Basehart
Willy Brandt
Known for
La Strada
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Noel Willman
Bruno Merk
Known for
The Reptile
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Georg Marischka
Genscher
Known for
Schtonk!
Else Quecke
Golda Meir
Also in
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
Christian und Christiane
Michael Degen
Mohammed Khadif
Known for
Hannah Arendt
Jamshid Soheili
Touny
Also in
Die Supernasen
Grüße aus Kaschmir
Walter Kohut
Feldhaus
Also in
A Bridge Too Far
Supermarket
Jan Niklas
Schreiber's Aide
Known for
The House of the Spirits
Colonel Redl
William A. Graham Director · Howard Fast Writer Edward Hume Writer
United States release November 7, 1976 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Hebrew
Production
Moonlight Productions
Production
Filmways Television
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew
Release dates
United States · November 7, 1976
TV · ABC
France
April 27, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
January 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 20, 1977 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 1976 · Theatrical
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