
Title: September 5
Rating: R
Directed by: Tim Fehlbaum
Written by: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, and Ferdinand Dörfler
Release Date: 1/17/2025
Running Time: 95 minutes
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Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows the ABC Sports broadcasting team who quickly shifted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, September 5 provides an important perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by millions of people at the time.
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), the story focuses on the intricate details of the high-tech broadcast capabilities of the time, juxtaposed against the many lives at stake and themoral decisions that needed to be made against an impossible ticking clock.
Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No
Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No
Memoriam:
Remembering the Victims
David Berger
Kehat Shor
Ze’ev Friedman
Mark Slavin
Ossify Gutfreund
Andrei Spitzer
Eliezer Halfin
Yakov Springer
Yossef Romano
Moshe Weinberg
Amitzur Shapira
Anton Fliegerbauer
Honoring the work of the ABC Crew 1972 (followed by a long list of crew members)
Dedication: THANK YOU SIMONE FOR ALL YOUR DEDICATION AND LOVE FOR OUR PROJECT WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!
Special thanks to Michael, Frank, and Tony for this submission