21 Hours at Munich

*21 Hours at Munich*
21 Hours at Munich
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	The Blood of Israel; by Serge Groussard
Screenplay by	Edward Hume; Howard Fast;
Directed by	William A. Graham
Starring	William Holden; Shirley Knight; Franco Nero; Anthony Quayle; Richard Basehart;
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Edward S. Feldman
Producers	Robert Greenwald; Frank von Zerneck;
Cinematography	Jost Vacano
Editor	Ronald J. Fagan
Running time	101 minutes
Production companies	Moonlight Productions; Filmways Television;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 7, 1976

21 Hours at Munich is a 1976 American historical drama television film directed by William A. Graham and starring William Holden, Shirley Knight and Franco Nero. It is based on the 1975 non-fiction book The Blood of Israel by Serge Groussard,^[1] and it deals with real events concerning the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[2] It was broadcast by ABC November 7, 1976.^[3] Despite its television origin, the film was released theatrically in several foreign countries. It was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Television Movie at the 29th Primetime Emmys.^[4]

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