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One Day in September

One Day in September

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 22, 1999

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

73%

Original Title

One Day in September

Production Companies

Passion Pictures, Arthur Cohn Productions, BBC, Dan Valley Film AG, British Screen Productions, The European Co-Production Fund Limited

Director

Kevin Macdonald

Description

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.