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Olympic Massacre: One Day In September

Oscar-winning documentary recounting the kidnapping of 12 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.

On 5 September 1972, terrorists belonging to the Palestinian Black September faction made their way into the Olympic Village in Munich, kidnapping 12 Israeli athletes and holding them to ransom. Kevin Macdonald's Oscar-winning film recounts in gripping hour-by-hour detail the horrifying story of the attempt to first negotiate with the terrorists, and then to rescue the athletes.

1 hour, 33 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Sep 201223:50
BBC Two Scotland

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Credits

DirectorKevin Macdonald
Series EditorNick Fraser

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Sep 201223:20
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 12 Sep 201223:50
    BBC Two Scotland