Inside Olympic bloodbath that saw terrorists hurl victim off balcony as TV cameras rolled…& how blunders led to massacre
IT was dubbed the ‘Games of Joy’ and was intended to promote peace and unity in post-war Germany. But the 1972 Munich ...
Munich massacre drama September 5 is an ode to journalism
The role of journalist in modern history is explored and celebrated in September 5, the Oscar-tipped drama set during the ...
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September 5: Munich Olympics terror, as seen from inside the TV control room
We don't realise how much of the world that we now experience can be traced back to September 5, 1972 - the date of the ...
Based on a real story, this claustrophobic thriller could hardly be more timely
Set almost entirely in a broadcast centre, September 5 revisits the terrorist raid at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Granger on Film: 'September 5' an enthralling look at Munich Olympics hostage taking
In German and English, on the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, “September 5” is an enthralling 8, playing in theaters.
Aviva Ballas narrowly escaped the massacre of Israel's athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games. Afterward she found it difficult to trust anyone
Born in Baghdad, former track and field champion Aviva Ballas was one of Israel's top runners in the early 1970s. From her ...
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September 5 review – gripping real-life thriller
There’s a common understanding about journalists, especially ones at the top of their game, that they’re flying by the seat ...
Why September 5’s thrilling take on the Munich Olympics terror attacks is as relevant as ever
A couple of quality historical dramas – one from the 1972 Olympics and the other from 1800s France – are coming to the big screen this week.
September 5 review: Tightly assembled thriller revisits the Munich Olympics hostage crisis
It’s an incident previously (and more convincingly) chronicled by Steven Spielberg’s Munich and Kevin Macdonald’s Oscar-winning documentary One Day in September. Nonetheless, as a journalistic ...