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Synopsis

During the 1972 Munich Olympics

An American sports team is forced to cover a hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes. It was a privilege to see this great film at the AFI Film Festival.

The film is set in the ABC control room in Munich for the 1972 Olympics

It realistically describes both the normal aspects of running a control room during an event and, of course, the tragic Black September attack on Israeli players. The control room is filled with ABC Sports president Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard), rising producer Jeffrey Mason (John Magaro), VP of Olympic coverage Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin) and German translator Marian Gebhardt (Leoni Benes).

Excellent in their roles

Technology that was considered state-of-the-art at the time but seems amusingly primitive today (eg giant VTRs competing for satellite space, manual insertion of graphics, etc.) accurately demonstrates the technology. But the key to any horror film is Tim Felbaum’s writing and direction, which keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the film.

Adding to the realism is the use of archive footage from Jim McKay’s reporting on the tragedy

My only minor gripe is the casting of Benjamin Walker as Peter Jennings – he doesn’t seem quite suited to play the handsome and elegant host I remember (I probably would have cut his character and relied on the recording of Jennings speaking from the Olympics. The Village).

But this joke certainly doesn’t stop me from highly recommending this great film – a must see!

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