The Munich Olympics Massacre: Munich '72—The True Story

Overview

It is a horror scenario that unfolds on September 5, 1972, in the Olympic Village in Munich. Eight Palestinian terrorists sneak into the Israeli team’s quarters, kill two Israelis, and take nine others hostage. The German security forces are completely unprepared for such a crisis situation. When, after tough negotiations, the terrorists and their hostages are to be flown out, the police prepare a rescue operation at the Fürstenfeldbruck military airport. But that is when disaster strikes.

Directed by Manfred Oldenburg, Uli Weidenbach, Sebastian Dehnhardt

Top cast

Ehud Barak

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Muki Betser

Joachim Fuchsberger

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Ankie Spitzer

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Abu Daoud

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Manfred Schreiber

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Ilana Romano

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Ulrike Meyfarth

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Manfred Ommer

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Gad Tsabary

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Bassam Abu Sharif

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Peter Bizer

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Ulrich Pabst

Ulrich K. Wegener

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Heinz-Peter Gottelt

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Victor Cohen

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August Schöffel

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