‘September 5’ Captures One of the Most Shocking Massacres — of the Israeli Team at the Munich Olympics  

A new movie offers a fresh angle on a terror attack that resonates anew after October 7, 2023.

Jürgen Olczyk/ Paramount Pictures
'September 5,' directed by Tim Fehlbaum. Paramount Pictures, 2024 Jürgen Olczyk/ Paramount Pictures

An attack against Israelis in the small hours of the dawn. Hostages taken in front of a stunned world, footage capturing the horror in real time. That could describe not only October 7, 2023, but also September 5, 1972 — the massacre at the Munich Olympics. A new movie, called simply “September 5,” offers a fresh angle on the event. Its focus is how the attacks were covered by ABC News, which beamed the brutality to 900 million people.

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