A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: 21 Hours at Munich (TV Movie 1976)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
Sword of Gideon
(TV Movie 1986)
Action
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Michael Anderson
Stars:
Steven Bauer,
Michael York,
Robert Joy
Satan Never Sleeps
(1962)
Drama
|
History
|
War
Directors:
Leo McCarey,
David W. Orton
Stars:
William Holden,
Clifton Webb,
France Nuyen
Alvarez Kelly
(1966)
Western
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Stars:
William Holden,
Richard Widmark,
Janice Rule
Open Season
(1974)
Action
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Peter Collinson
Stars:
Peter Fonda,
Cornelia Sharpe,
John Phillip Law
The Devil's Brigade
(1968)
Action
|
Drama
|
War
Director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
Stars:
William Holden,
Cliff Robertson,
Vince Edwards
S.O.B.
(1981)
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Blake Edwards
Stars:
Julie Andrews,
William Holden,
Marisa Berenson
Raid on Entebbe
(TV Movie 1976)
Action
|
Drama
|
History
Director:
Irvin Kershner
Stars:
Peter Finch,
Charles Bronson,
Yaphet Kotto
The Lion
(1962)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
Jack Cardiff
Stars:
William Holden,
Trevor Howard,
Capucine
Hitch-Hike
(1977)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Stars:
Franco Nero,
Corinne Cléry,
David Hess
The 7th Dawn
(1964)
Adventure
|
Drama
|
War
Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Stars:
William Holden,
Susannah York,
Capucine
The Revengers
(1972)
Western
Director:
Daniel Mann
Stars:
William Holden,
Ernest Borgnine,
Woody Strode
The Earthling
(1980)
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
Peter Collinson
Stars:
William Holden,
Ricky Schroder,
Jack Thompson
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| William Holden | ... | Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber | |
| Shirley Knight | ... | Anneliese Graes | |
| Franco Nero | ... | Issa | |
| Anthony Quayle | ... | General Zvi Zamir | |
| Richard Basehart | ... | Chancellor Willy Brandt | |
| Noel Willman | ... | Interior Minister Bruno Merk | |
 |
Georg Marischka | ... | Genscher |
|
|
Else Quecke | ... | Golda Meir |
|
|
Michael Degen | ... | Mohammed Khadif |
|
|
Djamchid 'Jim' Soheili | ... | Touny (as Djamchid Soheili) |
|
|
Walter Kohut | ... | Feldhaus |
| Jan Niklas | ... | Schreiber's Aide | |
|
|
Ernest Lenart | ... | Ben Horin |
|
|
Osman Ragheb | ... | Prime Minister Sedki |
|
|
James Hurley | ... | Avery Brundage |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (44) »
Storyline
The infamous attack on Isreali athletes and coaches in the Olympic Village during the 1972 Munich Olympics is chronicled in this made-for-TV movie and supplemented with archive footage from the actual games. Members of the Palestinian Black September Movement kill two and hold nine others as hostages to exchange for hundreds of Arab prisoners in Isreali jails. The Isreali government adheres to its policy of not negotiating with terrorists, and German Holocaust guilt will not permit West German officials to allow the terrorists to leave the country with the hostages. Therefore, it falls to Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber to delay fulfilling the Palestinian demands through ongoing negotiation, but sooner or later he knows that tough decisions will have to be made. Written by duke1029
Plot Keywords:
reference to hermann goring | 1972 | munich 1972 summer olympics | 1972 summer olympics | terrorist |Taglines:
The most violent episode in the history of terrorism.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USARelease Date:
7 November 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Twenty-One Hours at Munich See more »Filming Locations:
Munich, Bavaria, GermanyCompany Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1
Edit
Avery Brundage: Just so long as it's a firm hand.
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
After the massacre the Isreali security force Mossad used two clandestine operations to track down those who participated in any way with the planning or execution of the hostage operation including two of the three surviving terrorists although some sources dispute that. These operations were chronicled in the films "Sword of Gideon" and "Munich." See more »Quotes
Chief of Police Manfred Schreiber: We have the building surrounded. We're still waiting word from Israel. Until then we're working with one hand.Avery Brundage: Just so long as it's a firm hand.
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
Explore popular and recently added TV series available to stream now with Prime Video.
Accurate but cold vision of the frightful events that took place in Munich in 1972 when the Israeli delegation of athletes is kidnapped by a bunch of Arab terrorists.The movie tries to be a faithful documentary of this political disaster but although his serious and impartial view - a good point - the outcome is just a cold and not gripping retelling.
I give this a 5 (five).