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One Day in September

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
6.8K
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One Day in September (1999)
The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.
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The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

  • Director
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Stars
    • Michael Douglas
    • Ankie Spitzer
    • Jamal Al Gashey
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    6.8K
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    • Director
      • Kevin Macdonald
    • Stars
      • Michael Douglas
      • Ankie Spitzer
      • Jamal Al Gashey
    • 66User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Michael Douglas
    Michael Douglas
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Ankie Spitzer
    • Self
    Jamal Al Gashey
    • Self
    Gerald Seymour
    • Self
    Gad Zahari
    • Self
    Shmuel Lalkin
    • Self
    Manfred Schreiber
    Manfred Schreiber
    • Self
    Walter Troger
    • Self
    Ulrich K. Wegener
    • Self
    Hans-Dietrich Genscher
    • Self
    Schlomit Romajo
    • Self
    Magdi Gahary
    • Self
    Zvi Zamir
    Zvi Zamir
    • Self
    Dan Shilon
    • Self
    • (as Dan Shillon)
    Heinz Hohensinn
    Heinz Hohensinn
    • Self
    Esther Roth-Shahamorov
    • Self
    • (as Esther Roth)
    Hans-Jochen Vogel
    • Self
    • (as Hans Jochen Vogel)
    Anouk Spitzer
    • Self
    • Director
      • Kevin Macdonald
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    • Trivia
      Director Kevin MacDonald finally managed to persuade the surviving terrorist Jamal Al Gashey to talk on camera after eight months of fitful negotiation and numerous aborted meetings in secret locations. Al Gashey specified certain conditions prior to their actual meeting in an Arab country insisting MacDonald was to travel alone, not to inform anybody where he was going and provide a wig and moustache for Al Gashey to disguise himself when in front of the camera. The interview piece used in the documentary was filmed by somebody Al Gashey trusted.
    • Quotes
      • Jim McKay: When I was a kid my father used to say our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized. Our worst fears have been realized tonight. They have now said there were eleven hostages; two were killed in their rooms yesterday morning, nine were killed at the airport tonight. They're all gone.
    • Alternate versions
      Israeli version narrated by Rafi Ginat, and includes updated information regarding the claims of the families against the German authorities in the subtitles at the end of the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Immigrant Song
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      Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
      Copyright Flames of Albion Music Inc.
      Used by kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
      Courtesy of Atlantic Records
      by arrangement with Warner Special Products/Warner Music UK Ltd.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 7, 2001 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Classics
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Un día de septiembre
    • Filming locations
      • Hauptbahnhof, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Passion Pictures
      • Arthur Cohn Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $156,818
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,149
      • Nov 19, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $156,818
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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