How ‘September 5’ Roots Are in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Munich’
On the 5th of September, a movie titled “September 5” will be released in limited screenings starting November 29. This film recounts the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, an incident shrouded in darkness that led to the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, their 5 captors from the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, and a police officer. The movie, produced by Paramount Pictures, narrates the story through the eyes of the ABC Sports team who were in West Germany covering the Games; Peter Sarsgaard plays the role of ABC Sports president Roone Arledge.