37/49
The film is set in 1972
Line of Events
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, a group of American sports broadcasters are forced to cover a hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes. It was a privilege to see this great film at the AFI Film Festival.
in the ABC control room at the Olympic Games in Munich
It realistically depicts both the typical elements of the control room during an event and of course the tragic event of the Black September attacks on Israeli athletes. In the control room, ABC Sports president Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard), young producer Geoffrey Mason (John Magaro), Olympic vice president Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin) and German translator Marianne Gebhardt (Leonie Benesch) do a great job.
The film also accurately shows how technology that was considered state-of-the-art back then (giant VTRs, competition for satellite space, manual graphic insertion, etc) looks ridiculously primitive today
Their roles. But the most important aspect of any horror film is Tim Fehlbaum’s writing and direction, which keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the film.
from the Olympic Village)
Realism is added to the use of archival footage in Jim McKay’s tragedy. The only minor quibble I have is Benjamin Walker’s performance as Peter Jennings – he doesn’t seem quite right to play the handsome and elegant anchor I remember (I probably would have cut his character and relied on Jennings’ speaking voice).
But that joke certainly doesn’t stop me from highly recommending this great film – it’s a must-see!
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