21 Hours At Munich
Brief Synopsis
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A dramatization of the events surrounding the 1972 Olympics massacre when eight Arab terrorists killed eleven Israeli athletes. A well-made, thoughtful film that had the dubious distinction of premiering opposite the initial TV showing of "Gone With the Wind," gathering virtually no audience, but re
Cast & Crew
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William Graham
Director
William Holden
Chief Of Police Manfred Schreiber
Shirley Knight
Annaliese Graes
Franco Nero
Issa
Richard Basehart
Chancellor Willy Brandt
Anthony Quayle
General Zvi Zamir
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Political
Release Date
1976
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Modern Film Effects
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A dramatization of the events surrounding the 1972 Olympics massacre when eight Arab terrorists killed eleven Israeli athletes. A well-made, thoughtful film that had the dubious distinction of premiering opposite the initial TV showing of "Gone With the Wind," gathering virtually no audience, but receiving an Emmy Award nomination as the Outstanding Drama Special of the 1976-77 season and another for editor Ronald J. Fagan.
Director
William Graham
Director
Cast
William Holden
Chief Of Police Manfred Schreiber
Shirley Knight
Annaliese Graes
Franco Nero
Issa
Richard Basehart
Chancellor Willy Brandt
Anthony Quayle
General Zvi Zamir
Noel William
Interior Minister Bruno Merk
Georg Marischka
Hans Dietrich Genscher
Paul Smith
Israeli Gutfreund
Martin Gilat
Moshe Weinberger
Else Quecke
Golda Meir
Michael Degen
Mohamed Kadiff
James Hurley
Avery Brundage
Gunther Maria Halmer
Andrei Spitzer
Djamchid Soheli
Touny
Walter Kohut
Feldhaus
Jan Niklas
Schreiber'S Aide
Ernst Lenart
Ben Horin
Osman Ragheb
Prime Minister Aziz Sedki
Franz Rudnick
Mayor Troger
Heinz Feldhaus
Brandt'S Aide
David Hess
Berger
Eric Falk
Romano
Bernhard Melcer
Slavin
Herbert Fox
Shorr
Eppaminondas Sodukos
Shapira
Wilfried Van Aacken
Springer
Abraham Gabison
Halfin
Ulrich Haupt
Israeli Cpach
Carmelo Celso
Badran
Sammy Kazian
Denawi
Franz Gunther Heider
Samir
Julio Pinheiro
Paulo
Reto Feurer
Salah
Joachim Eisler
Abu Halla
Dan Van Husen
Tony
Ernest Lenart
Crew
Ron Ballanger
Special Effects
Frank Baur
Associate Producer
Toni Bleimhofer
Advisor
Amy Bloch
Production Assistant
Jack Cooper
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Fabiankovich
Set Decorator
Ronald J. Fagan
Editor
Howard Fast
Writer
Edward Feldman
Executive Producer
Atze Glanert
Camera Operator
Wolfgang Glattes
Assistant Director
Leonhard Gmur
Production Manager
Robert Greenwald
Producer
Serge Groussard
Book As Source Material ("The Blood Of Israel")
Robi Guever
Sound Department
Rich Harrison
Sound Effects
Nurith Hirsch
Song
Edward Hume
Writer
Gaby Karl
Assistant Editor
Robert Knudson
Sound Department
Richard Lane
Assistant Editor
Richard Lane
Assistant Editor
Pat Lang
Production Assistant
Wieland Liebske
Assistant Director
Phill Norman
Titles
Hans Oplik
Advisor
Herta Pischinger
Art Director
Laurence Rosenthal
Music
Jost Vacano
Director Of Photography
Frank Von Zerneck
Producer
Heidi Wujek
Costume Designer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Political
Release Date
1976
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Modern Film Effects
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 7, 1976
Released in United States on Video March 28, 1990
Released theatrically outside the United States.
