Recommended by Aaron Noonan. Good Documentary about the 1972 Munich Olympics and the terrorist attack on the Israeli athletes. Included are interviews with relatives of the athletes, Olympic and Governmental officials and the one remaining terrorist. Makes for a very captivating experience.

A chilling account detailing the tragedy that befell the Munich Olympic Games. The documentary shows the shortfalls of the police response to the terrorist attack and the botched rescue that resulted in the deaths of a number of athletes. The same event is the basis for the movie Munich. I rate this in my op 10 documentaries of all time as it is absolutely gripping.

Powerful stuff, if a little melodramatic.

Although all focus and sympathy centres on the hostages, (as it should), I would have liked more background information on what caused the Palestinians to go to these extreme in the first place.

I guess that's what Wikipedia is for.

A superb documentary, well deserving of it's Oscar. A superb soundtrack as well.

Documentary about the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics, where a number of Israeli athletes are taken hostage by the fanatical Palestinian liberation group, Black September. The film does a good job of introducing the various actors of the drama and describing their actions, but it occasionally attempts to be a bit too 'cool' and 'edgy'. The use of of psychedelic rock music from the period as an accompaniment to some pretty harrowing imagery, for example, kind of struck the wrong tone for me. Nonetheless, a fine retelling of an important story.

Really compelling and insanely tragic. Watching it you can see all the mistakes that were made and all the way things could have gone which only enhances the tragedy. It was a cluster-fuck of the highest order. Prior to this I only knew the little pieces you see in Spielberg's "Munich", now I understand so much more.

A really terrifying documentary about Black September's kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Central to its success is the use of extensive archival footage and a disturbing extended interview with the lone surviving Palestinian terrorist involved in the crime. But McDonald also makes really inspired use of filmic techniques for emotional effect, including his various unsettling soundtrack choices and first-person recreation of moments in the 24-hour crisis at the locations where it occurred. An excellent, memorable documentary about a tragic historical moment.

Stunning documentary about a terrible tragedy.

This dude totally copies Errol Morris. He even gets a composer to bite Phillip Glass. Still an amazing documentary due to the crazy assed story. The use of 70s music really captures the moment and the montage at the end using the crime scene photographs from the aftermath was MONEY.