It’s invariably disappointing when a movie you’ve been looking forward to seeing doesn’t live up to expectations. But such is the case with the latest offering from writer-director Tim Fehlbaum. This re-creation of the day when Black September terrorists took members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage at the 1972 Munich Summer Games, sadly, misses the mark on many fronts. As told from the perspective of the ABC sportscasting crew covering the story, the film comes up short in conveying the sense of urgency and immediacy associated with this human tragedy, which was broadcast live around the g…
Read full review →
September 5
Overview
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
Powered by JustWatch via TMDB
Release date
07/11/2024
Votes
584
Popularity
4.1
Peter Sarsgaard
Roone Arledge
John Magaro
Geoffrey Mason
Ben Chaplin
Marvin Bader
Leonie Benesch
Marianne Gebhardt
Zinedine Soualem
Jacques Lesgards
Georgina Rich
Gladys Deist
Corey Johnson
Hank Hanson
Marcus Rutherford
Carter Jeffrey
Daniel Adeosun
Gary Slaughter
Benjamin Walker
Peter Jennings
Ferdinand Dörfler
Hermann Jäger
Solomon Mousley
Roone's Assistant
Caroline Ebner
Assistant Editor Judy
Daniel Betts
Director Swim Race
Leif Eduard Eisenberg
Camera Assistant Ben
Sebastian Jehkul
Police Officer
Rony Herman
David Berger
Jeff Book
Berger's Father
Robert Porter Templeton
Director's Assistant
Stephen Fraser
Communicator
Leon Dragoi
Lighting Technician
Doris Meier
Content Assistant
Mark Ruppel
Sound Engineer
Christine Ulrich
Camera Control Technician
Günther Wernhard
Content Manager
Antje Westermann
Script Assistant
Harry Waterstone
Stage Assistant Larry
Andreas Honold
Stage Runner JJ
Stefan Mittermaier
VTR Tech Chuck
Miguel Abrantes Ostrowski
Hans Klein
Kim Hanfland
Ulrike Meyfarth
David Iselin
Mark Spitz
Nikita Borisov
Werner Lampe
Karolina Gabinger
Anneliese Graess
Robert Glade
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Immanuel Rahman
Terrorist Issa
Paul Böhme
Masked Man / German Athlete
Brendan Todd
American Interviewer
Dirk Schepanek
ZDF Interviewer
Saeid Yazdani
Mohamed Tarabulsi
Matthias Schum
Jim McKay Double
Stiev Neubert
Tuvia Sokolsky Double
Rafael Peña
Translator Double
Original Soundtrack
Loading soundtrack videos…
<em>'September 5'</em> is based upon a true story, one that I had somehow not really known about - despite being into sports, albeit not a big Olympics guy. The event in question did ring tiny bells in my head pre-watch, but oddly not as much as other Olympic events would have. As such, I didn't actually know how this story was going to play out. That was actually very beneficial, as I was moving up and down with all the dramatic and disturbing developments. This film portrays its plot tremendously, they set the perfect vibe and pace throughout. The acting is also of good quality. John M…
Read full review →
I worked in sports broadcasting for 30 years, including at the Olympics in Atlanta when a story of a similar nature to this one broke around the bombing in Centennial Park. Even though we’d moved on a few decades since this scenario, there are still similarities that ring true between this representation of what might have happened in the studio gallery of ABC and what happened in 1996. They are off the air and everyone is getting some rest after a long day when news begins to filter through that there have been gunshots. The programme producer Geoff Mason (John Magaro) summons help from his b…
Read full review →
Forrest Gump
Walk on Water
Paradise Now
Walk the Line
This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
Rat in the Kitchen
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bed and Board
Love on the Run
The Devil Wears Prada
Inside Man
Capote
Jean Moulin, une affaire française
Breaking the Waves
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Taxi Driver
Breathless
Emergency
Braveheart
Amadeus