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September 5

September 5

The day terror went live.

20247.01h 34m

Overview

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

Directed by Tim Fehlbaum
Written by Tim Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder, Alex David
Produced by John Ira Palmer, Thomas Wöbke, Philipp Trauer
Box Office0Revenue: $852K

Top Cast

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Roone Arledge

John Magaro

John Magaro

Geoffrey Mason

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Marvin Bader

Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch

Marianne Gebhardt

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Jacques Lesgards

Georgina Rich

Georgina Rich

Gladys Deist

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Hank Hanson

Marcus Rutherford

Marcus Rutherford

Carter Jeffrey

Daniel Adeosun

Daniel Adeosun

Gary Slaughter

Benjamin Walker

Benjamin Walker

Peter Jennings

Themes & Keywords

palestinian-israeli conflictolympic games1970sjournalismmunich, germanybased on true storyterrorismhostage situationtelevision broadcastmoral dilemma

About September 5

September 5 is a thriller, drama, history film released in 2024 exploring themes of palestinian-israeli conflict, olympic games, 1970s, journalism, munich, germany, based on true story. Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, it stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin. During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

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