21 Hours at Munich

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21 Hours at Munich
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Genre Historical drama
Based onThe Blood of Israel
by Serge Groussard
Screenplay by
Directed by William A. Graham
Starring
Music by Laurence Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Edward S. Feldman
Producers
Cinematography Jost Vacano
EditorRonald J. Fagan
Running time101 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseNovember 7, 1976 (1976-11-07)

21 Hours at Munich is a 1976 American historical drama television film directed by William A. Graham and starring William Holden, Shirley Knight and Franco Nero. It is based on the 1975 non-fiction book The Blood of Israel by Serge Groussard, [1] and it deals with real events concerning the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. [2] It was broadcast by ABC November 7, 1976. [3] Despite its television origin, the film was released theatrically in several foreign countries. It was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Television Movie at the 29th Primetime Emmys. [4]

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Plot

A dramatization of the incident at the 1972 Summer Olympics when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.

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References

  1. ↑ Jerry Roberts (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN   978-0810861381.
  2. ↑ Rick Talley (October 28, 1976). "'21 Hours' relives Munich agony". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bill Carter (November 5, 1976). "Munich docu-drama powerful, but why put it on opposite 'GWTW'?". The Sun. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "21 Hours at Munich - IMDb". IMDb .


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