| 21 Hours at Munich | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | The Blood of Israel bySerge Groussard |
| Screenplay by | |
| Directed by | William A. Graham |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Edward S. Feldman |
| Producers | |
| Cinematography | Jost Vacano |
| Editor | Ronald J. Fagan |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07) |
21 Hours at Munich is a 1976 Americanhistorical dramatelevision film directed byWilliam A. Graham and starringWilliam Holden,Shirley Knight andFranco Nero. It is based on the 1975 non-fiction bookThe Blood of Israel bySerge Groussard,[1] and it deals with real events concerning theMunich massacre during the1972 Summer Olympics.[2] It was broadcast byABC November 7, 1976.[3] Despite its television origin, the film was released theatrically in several foreign countries. It was nominated for twoPrimetime Emmys.[4]
A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
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