21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.2/10   

Réalisateur:

William A. Graham

Writers:

Serge Groussard (book)
Howard Fast (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 novembre 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | History | Sport | Thriller

Plot:

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes. |

Plot Keywords:

Terrorism | Olympics | Historical | Munich Germany | Based On Book

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Good Film

Ensemble

William Holden	...	Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber
Shirley Knight	...	Annaliese Graese
Franco Nero	...	Issa
Richard Basehart	...	Chancellor Willy Brandt
Anthony Quayle	...	General Zvi Zamir
Noel Willman	...	Interior Minister Bruno Merk
Georg Marischka	...	Hans Dietrich Genscher
Paul L. Smith	...	Israeli Gutfreund (as Paul Smith)
Martin Gilat	...	Moshe Weinberger
Else Quecke	...	Golda Meir
Michael Degen	...	Mohammed Khadif
James Hurley	...	Avery Brundage
Günther Maria Halmer	...	Andrei Spitzer (as Gunther Halmer)
Djamchid 'Jim' Soheili	...	Touny (as Djamchio Soheili)
Walter Kohut	...	Feldhaus

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Twenty-One Hours at Munich (USA) (alternative spelling)
21 heures de Munich, Les (France) [fr]
Terreur sur le stade (France) (video title) [fr]

Durée:

101 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

UK:AA | Germany:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1987) | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Filmways Pictures

Movie Connections:

Version of One Day in September (1999)

Soundtrack:

Osse Shalom

Good Film

21 Hours at Munich (1976)

*** (out of 4)

Pretty good made for TV movie about the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany where Arab terrorists kidnapped and murdered eleven Israeli athletes. I don't know the entire history of the events surrounding this attack but if this film stays true to what really happened then I can't help but blame the German government and their security at the Olympics. I really couldn't believe how stupid some of the decisions made where and I really wonder what this event would do in today's world where God knows there's a lot more media. As for the film itself, it's entertaining throughout but it never gets too dramatic and the direction lacks any real style or flair. William Holden gives a good performance as the head Munich guy trying to get everything done while Franco Nero steals the show as the head terrorist. Nero is downright brilliant in his part with a look that could kill. I liked how Nero played the part of a thinking man and this really comes across well.