One Day in September
“1972. The Munich Olympic Games. 121 Nations. 7,123 Competitors. Over a billion viewers ... and 8 Palestinian Terrorists. For the first time in 25 years, the truth is revealed.”
Kevin MacdonaldCast
Michael Douglas Ankie Spitzer Jamal Al Gashey Gerald Seymour Gad Zahari Shmuel Lalkin
Credits
Produced by: John Battsek
Plot
A documentary on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Olympics, when Palestinian militants took Israeli athletes hostage, told through survivors, officials and archive footage.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gripping and well-researched documentary that won the Oscar.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (6,775 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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