Product Details

• Actors: Peter Jennings, Jim McKay, Roone Arlege
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Arts Alliance Amer
• DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BT96ZA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,946 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A documentary look at the story told in Steven Spielberg's simultaneously released drama MUNICH, this release compiles much of the news footage taken during the 1972 Olympics hostage crisis. The world watched with bated breath as Arab terrorists killed two Israeli athletes and held nine others hostage. There on the scene were newscaster Peter Jennings, sports journalist Jim McKay, producers Roone Arledge and Doug Wilson, and author Simon Reeve. Here, they recount their firsthand experiences of the event.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, November 6, 2006

By	Nicholas A. Ziinojr (ridge, new york United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ignore the one-star review above.This excellent documentary is not intended to be a deep exploration of why Munich happened.You can find that in the magnificent "One Day In September".This powerful film is
nothing more than a look at the events of September 5,1972 as covered
(brilliantly)by ABC,and the emotional memories of those who did it.
On that level,it succeeds.You will experience everything you felt that day-shock,anger,resentment.The film brilliantly intrecuts ABC's actual broadcast footage and powerful new interviews with some of the people involved.You see how the events continue to haunt them today,especially Jim McKay,who so masterfully led ABC's coverage and had one of the most powerful and memorable moments in television history when he delivered the bad news and said simply,"They're all gone".That is something you don't forget,and it's here.This is a great documentary that should be seen.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Olympic Tragedy, March 13, 2006

By	John V. Scagliotti "jscags" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There has been alot of talk about this incident whenever the Olympic roll around, but this disc gives some great coverage about what had happened. If you are looking for a DVD that gives all the behind the scenes, this is the DVD for you.

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY WELL DONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, February 5, 2009

By	HISTORY GOURMET (PENNSYLVANIA,U.S. OF A.) - See all my reviews

I agree with the comment to " ignore the one star rating" made by another reviewer. This documentary DOES have comments from a few Palestinians, modern athletes who were involved with the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The chairman of their Olympic Commitee comments on putting the events of the Munich Olympics behind them, and moving forward. Which is precisely the same message expressed by the families of the slain Isrealis in this documentary.Very well presented account of the crisis, presented largely by the guys from ABC Sports who were there. With film footage and contemporary reports from start to finish, this is a "must see" for EVERYONE , as an eye-opener to the failure of terrorism to quench the human spirit.