"The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next."

2005

2h 44m

7.1(2775 votes)

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Overview

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

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125 members

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Eric Bana

Avner

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Daniel Craig

Steve

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Ciarán Hinds

Carl

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Mathieu Kassovitz

Robert

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Hanns Zischler

Hans

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Ayelet Zurer

Daphna

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Geoffrey Rush

Ephraim

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Gila Almagor

Avner's Mother

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Michael Lonsdale

Papa

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Mathieu Amalric

Louis

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Moritz Bleibtreu

Andreas

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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Sylvie

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Meret Becker

Yvonne

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Marie-Josée Croze

Jeanette the Dutch Assassin

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Yvan Attal

Tony

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Ami Weinberg

General Zamir

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Lynn Cohen

Golda Meir

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Amos Lavi

General Yariv

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משה איבגי

Mike Harari

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Raffi Tavor

Minister

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שרון אלכסנדר

General Nadev

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Samuel Calderon

General Hofi

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Makram J. Khoury

Wael Zwaiter

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Oded Teomi

Mossad Accountant

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Igal Naor

Mahmoud Hamshari

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Mostefa Djadjam

Hussein Abad Al-Chir

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Abdelhafid Metalsi

Palestinian in 30s

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Lisa Werlinder

Newlywed Bride

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Hiam Abbass

Marie Claude Hamshari

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Sasha Spielberg

Young Israeli Woman Watching TV

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Mouna Soualem

Amina Hamshari

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Djemel Barek

Zaid Muchassi

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Dirar Suleiman

Abu Youssef

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Ziad Adwan

Kemal Adwan

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Bijan Daneshmand

Kamal Nasser

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Rim Turki

Adwan's Wife

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Yonatan Rozen

Ehud Barak

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Jonathan Uziel

Commando

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גיא זו-ארץ

Commando

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Yossi Sagi-Bizawi

Commando

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Liron Levo

Commando

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אוהד קנולר

Commando

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Charley Gilleran

Commando / Arab Guard

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Lyes Salem

Arab Guard

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Carim Messalti

Arab Guard

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Hichem Yacoubi

Arab Guard

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Omar Mostafa

Arab Guard

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Mahmoud Zemmouri

Older Lebanese Man

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Souad Amidou

Yussef's Wife

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Amrou Al-Kadhi

Yussef's Son

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Omar Metwally

Ali

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Nasser Memarzia

Older Palestinian

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Karim Quayouh

Young Palestinian

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Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος

Hotel Aristides Porter

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Faruk Pruti

KGB Liaison

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Rad Lazar

KGB Liaison

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Laurence Février

Papa's Wife

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Habir Yahya

Girl with Papa

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Mehdi Nebbou

Ali Hassan Salameh

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Hicham Nazzal

Salameh Guard

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Lemir Guerfa

Salameh Guard

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הישאם סולימאן

Salameh Guard

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Brian Goodman

Belligerent American

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Richard Brake

Belligerent American

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Robert John Burke

Belligerent American

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Yehuda Levi

Tel Aviv Airport Soldier

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Danny Zahavi

Tel Aviv Airport Soldier

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Itay Barnea

Israeli Deputy Consul NY

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Elyse Klaits

Israeli Consulate Secretary

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Nabil Yajjou

Young Tarifa Guard

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Karim Saleh

Issa - Luttif Afif / Mohammed Massalha

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Merik Tadros

Tony 'The Cowboy' - Yusuf Nazzal

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Mousa Kraish

Badran - Mohammed Safady

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Karim Saidi

Denawi - Adnan Al-Gashey

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Moa Khouas

Samir - Jamal Al-Gashey

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David A. Hamade

Paulo - Afif Ahmed Hamid

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Ben Youcef

Salah - Khalid Jawad

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Sami Samir

Abu Halla - Ahmed Chic Thaa

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Guri Weinberg

Moshe Weinberg

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Sam Feuer

Yossef Romano

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Sabi Dorr

Yossef Gutfreund

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Wojciech Machnicki

Tuvia Sokolovsky

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David Feldman

Kehat Shorr

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Ori Pfeffer

Andre Spitzer

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Shmuel Edelman

Yacov Springer

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Joseph Sokolsky

Amitzur Shapira

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Lior Perel

David Berger

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Ossie Beck

Eliezer Halfin

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גיא עמיר

Mark Slavin

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Haguy Wigdor

Ze'ev Friedman

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Jonathan Avigdori

Gad Tsabari

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Kevin Collins

American Athlete

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Daniel Bess

American Athlete

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Baya Belal

Palestinian Woman Watching TV

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Ula Tabari

Palestinian Woman Watching TV

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Saïda Bekkouche

Aida Refugee Camp Woman

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Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Aida Refugee Camp Woman

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Alexander Beyer

German Reporter in Munich Underground

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Amos Shoov

Male Israeli News Anchor

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Rana Werbin

Female Israeli News Anchor

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Jane Garioni

Italian Girl in Car

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Félicité Du Jeu

Young Swiss Bank Official

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Gil Soriano

Younger Man in Haifa Bar

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Mordechai Ben-Shachar

Older Man in Haifa Bar

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Amani Zain

Palestinian Teacher

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Leda Mansour

Palestinian Teacher

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Renana Raz

Israeli Woman Watching TV

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Hagit Dasberg

Israeli Woman Watching TV

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Patrick Kennedy

English Reporter in Munich Underground

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Stéphane Freiss

French Reporter in Munich Underground

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Arturo Arribas

Spanish Reporter in Munich Underground

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Yaron Motola

Israeli Reporter in Munich Underground

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Jalil Naciri

Arab Reporter in Munich Underground

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Martin Ontrop

Camera Crew at Munich

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Joram Voelklein

Camera Crew at Munich

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Michael Schenk

Photographer at Munich

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Andreas Lust

News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck

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Tom Wlaschiha

News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck

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Lili Bordán

Bartender (uncredited)

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María Casal

(uncredited)

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Sonia Hell

Passer-by in Paris (uncredited)

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Amelia Jacob

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Sarah Mennell

Caroline Smith (uncredited)

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Dianne Zaremba

Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Jim McKay

Self (archive Footage)

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