21 Hours at Munich

Plot

21 Hours at Munich is a grim reenactment of the darkest days of the 1972 Munich Olympics. A gang of eight Arab terrorists storm the Israeli dormitory, killing two and taking hostage nine athletes. The terrorist's demands include the release of 200 Arabs held in Israeli jails; Israel follows its standard policy in dealing with terrorism and refuses to capitulate. There can be only one way that this film will end, but the tragedy of the occasion is buoyed by isolated moments of inspirational heroism. William Holden and Franco Nero head the cast, while sportscaster Jim McKay, whose emotional coverage of the actual events has since become famous, narrates the film. 21 Hours at Munich first aired on November 7, 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Richard Basehart - Willy Brandt; Michael Degen - Mohammed Khadif; Eric Falk - Romano; Herbert Fux - Shorr; Günther Maria Halmer - Spitzer; William Holden - Manfred Schreiber; Dan van Husen - Tony; Shirley Knight - Annaliese Graese; William Knight; Georg Marischka - Genscher; Franco Nero - Issa; Jan Niklas - Schreiber's Aide; Anthony Quayle - General Zamir; Osman Ragheb - Prime Minister Sedki; Noel Willman - Merk; David Hess - Berger; Paul L. Smith - Gutfreund; Franz Rudnick - Troger; Else Quecke - Golda Meir; Ullrich Haupt, Jr. - Israli Coach; Martin Gilat

Credit

William A. Graham - Director, Ronald J. Fagan - Editor, Ed Feldman - Executive Producer, Laurence Rosenthal - Composer (Music Score), Jost Vacano - Cinematographer, Robert Greenwald - Producer, Frank Von Zerneck - Producer, Edward C. Hume - Screenwriter, Howard Fast - Screenwriter

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