21 Hours at Munich is a 1976 American historical drama television film directed by William A. Graham and starring William Holden, Shirley Knight and Franco Nero. It is based on the 1975 non-fiction book The Blood of Israel by Serge Groussard,[1] and it deals with real events concerning the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] It was broadcast by ABC November 7, 1976.[3] Despite its television origin, the film was released theatrically in several foreign countries. It was nominated for two Primetime Emmys.[4]
21 Hours at Munich | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Based on | The Blood of Israel by Serge Groussard |
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Directed by | William A. Graham |
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Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Edward S. Feldman |
Producers | |
Cinematography | Jost Vacano |
Editor | Ronald J. Fagan |
Running time | 101 minutes |
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Network | ABC |
Release | November 7, 1976 |
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.