JOURNAL ARTICLE

September 5: Hansjörg Weißbrich recreates the tension of the broadcast newsroom covering the '72 Munich massacre.

  • Published In: CinemaEditor, 2025, v. 75, n. 1. P. 36 1 of 3

  • Database: Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: PENNINGTON, ADRIAN 3 of 3

Abstract

The article examines the editing and storytelling approach of September 5, a film that dramatizes the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis through the perspective of the ABC Sports crew covering the event in real time. Topics include the decision to limit the narrative to the control room, the documentary-style cinematography; and the ethical dilemma of broadcasting a live crisis.

Additional Information

  • Source:CinemaEditor. 2025/01, Vol. 75, Issue 1, p36
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Sports and Leisure
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:2691-3062
  • Accession Number:183065058

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