The Munich Olympics Massacre: Munich '72—The True Story (2006)

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.

Released

2006-08-15

Genres

Documentary, Drama, Crime

Runtime

90 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Manfred Oldenburg, Uli Weidenbach, Sebastian Dehnhardt

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 4 votes