
September 5(2024)
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.


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

Eric Bana
Avner

Daniel Craig
Steve

Ciarán Hinds
Carl

Mathieu Kassovitz
Robert

Hanns Zischler
Hans

Ayelet Zurer
Daphna

Geoffrey Rush
Ephraim

Gila Almagor
Avner's Mother

Michael Lonsdale
Papa

Mathieu Amalric
Louis
Munich is a drama, action, history, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of hotel room, israel, mossad, assassination, paris, france, hostage. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it stars Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds. 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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