One Day in September (1999)
Directed by Kevin Macdonald · 94 min · Documentary, History
42.2 TOPICAL score · #2,499 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and various officials detailing exactly how the police, lacking an anti-terrorist squad and turning down help from the Israelis, botched the operation.
One Day in September (1999, directed by Kevin Macdonald) has a TOPICAL score of 42.2 - ranked 2,499 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (81 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages.
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (81 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 18 languages
- Still read8,147 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Michael Douglas (actor #242), Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al-Gashey, Gerald Seymour
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