One Day in September (1999)
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- R
- 1h 34min
- Documentary, History
- 24 Aug 2000 (Australia)
- Movie
The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast
| Michael Douglas | ... |
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Ankie Spitzer | ... |
Self
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Jamal Al Gashey | ... |
Self
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Gerald Seymour | ... |
Self
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Axel Springer | ... |
Self
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Gad Zahari | ... |
Self
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Shmuel Lalkin | ... |
Self
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Manfred Schreiber | ... |
Self
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Walter Troger | ... |
Self
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Ulrich K. Wegener | ... |
Self
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher | ... |
Self
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Schlomit Romajo | ... |
Self
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Magdi Gahary | ... |
Self
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Zvi Zamir | ... |
Self
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Dan Shilon | ... |
Self
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Heinz Hohensinn | ... |
Self
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Esther Roth-Shahamorov | ... |
Self
(as Esther Roth)
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Hans-Jochen Vogel | ... |
Self
(as Hans Jochen Vogel)
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Anouk Spitzer | ... |
Self
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Howard Cosell | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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| Peter Jennings | ... |
Self (archiveFootage) (voice)
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| Jim McKay | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Mark Spitz | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Walther Tröger | ... |
Self
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Directed by
| Kevin Macdonald | ||
Produced by
| John Battsek | ... | producer |
| Lillian Birnbaum | ... | executive producer |
| Arthur Cohn | ... | producer |
| Andrew Ruhemann | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Alex Heffes | ||
Cinematography by
| Neve Cunningham | ||
| Alwin H. Küchler | ... | (as Alwin Küchler) |
Editing by
| Justine Wright | ||
Editorial Department
| Ian Davies | ... | assistant editor |
| Ian Moffat | ... | on-line editor |
| Nigel Shaw | ... | colorist |
| Dominic Thomson | ... | on-line editor |
Production Management
| Alice Henty | ... | production manager |
| Dean Watkins | ... | post-production supervisor |
Sound Department
| Amir Boberman | ... | sound |
| Amir Boverman | ... | sound recordist |
| Wilm Brucker | ... | sound recordist |
| Gillian Dodders | ... | dialogue editor |
| Mark Heslop | ... | sound effects editor |
| Brendan Nicholson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Glenn Freemantle | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Willi Geiger | ... | research and development (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Philippe Bellaiche | ... | additional camera operator |
| Raymond Depardon | ... | special still photographer |
| Jeremy Forster | ... | additional camera operator |
| Hans Albrecht Lusznat | ... | additional camera operator |
Animation Department
| Peter Richardson | ... | computer animator |
| Ravi Swami | ... | computer animator |
Music Department
| Craig Armstrong | ... | composer: additional music |
| Liz Gallacher | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Jonathan Berger | ... | production lawyer: Passion Munich |
| Nick Fraser | ... | executive: BBC |
| Lynn Goldner | ... | production consultant |
| Dennis Hobbs | ... | production accountant |
| Monica Maurer | ... | researcher |
| Lin McConnell | ... | researcher |
| Felix Moeller | ... | researcher |
| Khalil Abed Rabbo | ... | researcher |
| Jo Ralling | ... | production consultant |
| Shanti Ramakuri | ... | production coordinator |
| Alan Reich | ... | production consultant |
| Peter Richardson | ... | title designer |
| Felicitas Stark | ... | researcher |
| Ravi Swami | ... | title designer |
Thanks
| Roone Arledge | ... | thanks |
| Tamar Ashuri | ... | thanks |
| Micha Battsek | ... | thanks |
| Hamish Crooks | ... | thanks |
| Steve Devlin | ... | thanks |
| Mike Devry | ... | thanks |
| Fred Emery | ... | thanks |
| Berndt Ender | ... | thanks |
| Morris Green | ... | thanks |
| Wilfried Huismann | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Jacomb | ... | special thanks (as Tom Jacombe) |
| Tim Jefferies | ... | thanks |
| Peter Jennings | ... | thanks |
| Nigel Karikari | ... | thanks |
| Jo Lapping | ... | thanks |
| Galit Levy-White | ... | thanks |
| Sanford Lieberson | ... | special thanks (as Sandy Lieberson) |
| Cameron McCracken | ... | thanks |
| Nava Mizrahi | ... | thanks |
| Richard Needham | ... | thanks |
| Sebastian Palmer | ... | thanks |
| Rak Patel | ... | thanks |
| Thomas Reinecke | ... | thanks |
| Ben Silverman | ... | thanks |
| Sven Simon | ... | acknowledgment: archival stills provided by |
| Anne Rechess Spitzer | ... | special thanks (as Ankie Rechess Spitzer) |
| Charles Steele | ... | special thanks |
| Jan Wiesener | ... | thanks (as Dr. Jan Wiesener) |
Production Companies
- Passion Pictures
- Arthur Cohn Productions
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- British Screen Productions (collaboration)
- Dan Valley Film AG
- European Co-production Fund (collaboration)
- Soros Documentary Fund of the Open Society Movement (support)
Distributors
- Buena Vista International (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Dendy Films (2000) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Memento Films International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Memento Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2000) (United States) (theatrical)
- Bridge Entertainment Group (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Flicksium (2021) (United States) (video) (Digitall)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (United States) (tv)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Redbus Film Distribution (2000) (United Kingdom)
- SBS6 (2006) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- WOWOW (2001) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ABC Network (archive)
- Amateur Athletic Foundation (archive)
- Belgarchive (archive)
- CBS News Archives (archive)
- Corbis (stills)
- Deutsche Wochenschau (archive)
- Edit Hire (New Technology) (thanks to)
- Gaumont-Cinémathéque (archive)
- IBA Television (archive)
- ITN Archive (archive)
- Magnum Photos (stills)
- Mike Fraser (negative cutting)
- NBC News Archives (archive)
- NHK International (archive)
- NOS Sales (archive)
- OTAB (archive)
- Reelsound (sound post-production)
- Reuters (archive)
- SOA (stills)
- Sveriges Television (SVT) (archive)
- Telepool (archive)
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) (archive)
- The Film Editors [gb] (thanks to)
- The Soho Group (post-production)
- Theodore Goddard (Passion Munich law firm)
- United Press International (UPI) (stills)
- ZDF Enterprises (archive)
- dpa (stills)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Kevin MacDonald finally managed to persuade the surviving terrorist Jamal Al Gashey to talk on camera after eight months of fitful negotiation and numerous aborted meetings in secret locations. Al Gashey specified certain conditions prior to their actual meeting in an Arab country insisting MacDonald was to travel alone, not to inform anybody where he was going and provide a wig and moustache for Al Gashey to disguise himself when in front of the camera. The interview piece used in the documentary was filmed by somebody Al Gashey trusted. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Immigrant Song See more » |
| Quotes |
Jim McKay:
When I was a kid my father used to say our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized. Our worst fears have been realized tonight. They have now said there were eleven hostages; two were killed in their rooms yesterday morning, nine were killed at the airport tonight. They're all gone. See more » |