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‘September 5’ Captures ABC’s Coverage of Munich Massacre

JL;DR SUMMARY "September 5," directed by Tim Fehlbaum, is a film focusing on ABC News' live coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, where Palestinian terrorists targeted Israeli athletes, resulting in the death of 11 hostages. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Palestinian TerrorismControversyMedia EthicsAbc NewsMunich Massacre1972 OlympicsTim FehlbaumZionist PropagandaLive Broadcast

Places mentioned

Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"Starring Peter Sarsgaard as Roone Arledge, president of ABC Sports, and Jewish actor John Magaro as Geoffrey Mason, head of the ABC control room in Munich, September 5 is told from the perspective of the television studio."
Israel
"...including talking directly with the real-life Geoffrey Mason. Before even writing the very first word, we did as much research as possible, he said. Since this marked the first time a terrorist event was broadcast live on television, we were very much interested in that aspect, the unprecedented situati..."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"However, not all film festivals have been as welcoming. In September, the Toronto International Film Festival declined to include September 5 in its lineup."
New York City, New York, United States
"More recently, The Forward reported that employees at several New York City locations of Alamo Drafthouse, a dine-in theater franchise, petitioned the company to cancel showings of the film."

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