| | | Some Go For The Gold. They Went For Blood.
Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Mono Audio, English, French, Subtitled
September 5, 1972. The darkest day in sports history. Some 900 million sports fans tune in to watch the Olympics on TV. Instead, they see the most shocking scenes unfold... Academy Award winner William Holden (Best Actor 1953, Stalag 17) and Academy Award nominee Shirley Knight (Best Supporting Actress Nominee 1962, Sweet Bird of Youth) turn this real-life catastrophic event into a mesmerizing story of suspense, anger and disbelief. The perpetrators wear tracksuits, but they are anything but athletes. Known as Black September, these Arab terrorists storm the Olympic village before dawn and take the Israeli team hostage. They make their demands as the minutes tick by. But from this point on, it isn't about who takes home the gold. It's about who comes home at all.
Editor's Note
The shocking true-life tragedy of the 1972 twentieth Olympiad when athletes from around the world convened in Munich and laid aside their political differences. But a group of Arab terrorists brought their Holy War across the continents and took Israeli athletes hostage.
Plot Summary
Based on the true story of terrorism striking at the 1972 Olympics in Germany, this film does not spare viewers the violence and intensity of the real event.| A Munich police chief learns that during the games a group of Palestinian extremists have kidnapped members of the Israeli team. With the help of a brave policewoman, the cops negotiate with the terrorists in an attempt to buy time until the authorities can devise a rescue plan.| As time ticks away, the skirmishes escalate into gunplay and ultimately, bloodshed, with the athletes caught in the crossfire.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 6/12/2007 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1976 | | Catalog ID: 13037 | | UPC: 00027616130372 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Emmy (1977) | | | Ronald J. Fagan, Nominee, Outstanding Film Editing for a Special | | | Edward S. Feldman, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy |
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