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21 Hours at Munich

1976 · 101 min

A tense, sober docudrama that recreates a real hostage crisis with mounting dread and a heavy sense of inevitability.

Directed by
William A. Graham
Genres
Drama, Thriller, History
Starring
William Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco Nero
Tagline
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...
Overview
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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Directed by
William A. Graham
Genres
Drama, Thriller, History
Starring
William Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco Nero
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  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
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measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
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  • violence
  • politics
  • death
  • survival
  • justice
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  • big city
  • military
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Audience
adult
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  • true story
  • ensemble
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  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Horror3
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Genres
drama, thriller, history
Directed by
William A. Graham
Written by
Serge Groussard, Howard Fast, Edward Hume
Starring
William Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco Nero, Anthony Quayle, Richard Basehart, Noel Willman, Georg Marischka, Else Quecke
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Hebrew, English

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