Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "1972-summer-olympics"

1. Munich (2005)

R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History

7.5

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74 Metascore

After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds

Votes: 238,121 | Gross: $47.40M

2. Without Limits (1998)

PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

7.2

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71 Metascore

The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.

Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto

Votes: 7,527 | Gross: $0.78M

3. 21 Hours at Munich (1976 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, History, Sport

6.3

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A dramatization of the incident in 1972 when Arab terrorists broke into the Olympic compound in Munich and murdered eleven Israeli athletes.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: William Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco Nero, Anthony Quayle

Votes: 1,223

4. One Day in September (1999)

R | 94 min | Documentary, History, Sport

7.8

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82 Metascore

The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour

Votes: 6,239 | Gross: $0.16M

5. Three Seconds (2017)

133 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

6.7

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Going Vertical is a film based on real events that occurred in 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. It focuses on a legendary final battle between USSR and USA basketball teams.

Director: Anton Megerdichev | Stars: Vladimir Mashkov, Andrey Smolyakov, Sergey Garmash, Marat Basharov

Votes: 5,424

6. Sword of Gideon (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

7.1

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Chronicles a Mossad team hand picked to hunt down the terrorists involved in the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Steven Bauer, Michael York, Robert Joy, Laurent Malet

Votes: 1,340

7. The Swinging Co-eds (1972)

R | 87 min | Comedy

4.5

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Young women come to Munich for fun and work during the '72 Olympics and invariably wind up naked.

Director: Walter Boos | Stars: Karin Götz, Ulrike Butz, Dorit Henke, Britt Lindberg

Votes: 161

8. München 72 - Das Attentat (2012 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama, History

6.4

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The 1972 Olympics should have been a sporting highlight. But then the unthinkable happens. In the early morning of September 5th Palestinian terrorists stormed the Olympic village and invade the quarters of the Israeli delegation.

Director: Dror Zahavi | Stars: Bernadette Heerwagen, Heino Ferch, Felix Klare, Pasquale Aleardi

Votes: 250

9. Munich '72 and Beyond (2016)

44 min | Documentary, Short

7.1

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Chronicling the 4-decade struggle to memorialize the victims of the 1972 "Munich Massacre"

Director: Stephen Crisman | Stars: Peter Bonventre, Igal Carmi, Neil Leifer, Barry Maister

Votes: 21

10. Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad (1972)

Sport

7.5

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Broadcast television coverage of the Munich 1972: Summer Olympics Games of the XX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Munich, Bavaria, West Germany from 26 August 1972 through 11 September 1972.

Stars: Jacques Rogge, Aleksandr Medved, Shirley Babashoff, Chris Taylor

Votes: 44