21 Hours at Munich is a 1976 American historical drama television film directed by William A. Graham and starring William Holden, Shirley Knight and Franco Nero. It is based on the 1975 non-fiction book The Blood of Israel by Serge Groussard,[1] and it deals with real events concerning the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] It was broadcast by ABC November 7, 1976.[3] Despite its TV origin, the film was released theatrically in several foreign countries. It has been nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.[4]
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | The Blood of Israel by Serge Groussard |
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| Directed by | William A. Graham |
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| Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producer | Edward S. Feldman |
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| Cinematography | Jost Vacano |
| Editor | Ronald J. Fagan |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
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A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
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