One Day in September
Oct 22 1999
•2h 34m
•Documentary, History
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' 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.
Cast
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Michael Douglas
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ankie Spitzer
Self
Jamal Al Gashey
Self
Gerald Seymour
Self
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