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21 Hours at Munich

At 4:09 am on September 5, 1972, eleven Olympic athletes were taken hostage by terrorists. For the next 21 hours the world held its breath...

21 Hours at Munich

1976-12-251 hour 41 minutes

A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.

Top Billed Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Manfred Schreiber

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Anneliese Graes

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Issa

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Zvi Zamir

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Willy Brandt

Noel Willman

Noel Willman

Bruno Merk

Georg Marischka

Georg Marischka

Genscher

Else Quecke

Else Quecke

Golda Meir

Michael Degen

Michael Degen

Mohammed Khadif

Jamshid Soheili

Jamshid Soheili

Touny

Walter Kohut

Walter Kohut

Feldhaus

Jan Niklas

Jan Niklas

Schreiber's Aide

Franz Rudnick

Franz Rudnick

Troger

Günther Maria Halmer

Günther Maria Halmer

Spitzer

Herbert Fux

Herbert Fux

Shorr

Ullrich Haupt

Ullrich Haupt

Trainer