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| Decks | | | One Day in September | | Rating | (5) | Read Reviews | | Author | DeckTech "DeckTech Data" Games and Movies (Subscribe to this member) | | Description | | | Documentary detailing the tragic kidnapping and murder of 11 olympic athletes during the 1972 games in Munich. | | Submitted | February 13, 2012 | | Cards | | | | | Strategy | | | In 1972, athletes from around the globe gathered in Munich, Germany for the Olympic Games. However, the Olympic spirit of brotherhood and peaceful competition was shattered when eight Palestinian terrorists invaded the athletes' quarters to take the Israeli team hostage, resulting in the violent deaths of eleven athletes. In One Day in September, director Kevin Macdonald mixes newsreel coverage of the tragedy with interviews of witnesses and participants (including Jamil Al Gashey, the only surviving member of the terrorist cadre Black September who were responsible for the killings), as they discuss what happened, and how a dangerous situation turned tragic and deadly . Produced by two-time Oscar winner Arthur Cohn,One Day in September earned Cohn another trophy when it received an Academy Award as Best Documentary Feature | | Back to Decks Directory | Read Reviews | Printer Friendly | In order to review decks you must be a registered member. Sign up for free!
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