Even though a Paramount release, a new film is set to look at the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis from the viewpoint of the ABC Sports team.
What’s Happening:
- After a successful debut at the Venice Film Festival, September 5th is being released in the hopes of acquiring some awards consideration.
- September 5th follows the ABC Sports team who were broadcasting from the 1972 Munich Olympics.
- Of course, those Olympic games took a horrific turn when a terrorist group captured and killed multiple members of the Israel Olympic team.
- The film uses large amounts of archival ABC footage, alongside an almost exact replica of the studio the team was broadcasting from back in Munich.
- September 5th debuts in theaters on November 29th.
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