The Munich terrorist attack that happened on September 5, 1972, was the very first televised terrorist attack, broadcast to the world. 900 million people were watching.
During this horrendous attack, 17 people were killed, including 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, one German police officer, and five Palestinian terrorists. The attack started with five armed Palestinian terrorists storming the dormitory of the Israeli Olympic team and killing two athletes. After two days, the terrorists and athletes flew to the Airport via helicopter, and after a lengthy gunfight the remaining 9 athletes, five terrorists, and a German police officer were killed.
The Munich terrorist attack that happened on September 5, 1972, was the very first televised terrorist attack, broadcast to the world.
This film plays like a reality show, with the entire series of events from the 72 Olympics to the terrorist attack from the perspective of all the ABC workers and executives inside the TV studio where the Munich Olympics were being televised. There are scenes of intense action and on-the-fly decisions based on rumors that in most cases were not confirmed. One of the best aspects of this story is that for all those who remember this horrible event from over 50 years ago, there are many incidents to discover about what really happened so long ago.
September 5, stars Peter Sarsgaard as the late Roone Arlidge, and Benjamin Walker as Peter Jennings, with archive footage of the late Jim McKay who anchored the entire terrorist attack. The standout in this film is John Magaro, who plays the TV director Geoffrey Mason, who was placed in charge the non-stop TV coverage that lasted for two full days. The decisions Mason had to make and the pressure he was under during one of the most intense television events of all time, was very well portrayed.
The Rotten Tomatoes ratings for this film are an extremely high 93% and I agree with this rating and highly recommend this great movie about an important moment in history.
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