Check out the September 5 trailer for the upcoming movie starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, and Ferdinand Dörfler.
September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, "September 5" provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.
September 5 is produced by Philipp Trauer, p.g.a., Thomas Wöbke, p.g.a., Tim Fehlbaum, p.g.a., Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, p.g.a., and John Wildermuth, p.g.a. Executive producers are Martin Moszkowicz and Christoph Müller. Written by Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum. It is co-written by Alex David.
September 5, directed by Tim Fehlbaum, opens in select theatres November 29, and nationwide December 13, 2024.
September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, "September 5" provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages' lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.
September 5 is produced by Philipp Trauer, p.g.a., Thomas Wöbke, p.g.a., Tim Fehlbaum, p.g.a., Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, p.g.a., and John Wildermuth, p.g.a. Executive producers are Martin Moszkowicz and Christoph Müller. Written by Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum. It is co-written by Alex David.
September 5, directed by Tim Fehlbaum, opens in select theatres November 29, and nationwide December 13, 2024.
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00:00Ready camera one, cut it.
00:03Good morning, I'm Jim McKay speaking to you live from the Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
00:08Talk me through the day.
00:09Starts with volleyball, then there's boxing.
00:12Good. It's America versus Cuba.
00:13Sure you want to bring in the politics?
00:15It's not about politics, it's about emotions.
00:21And we're clear.
00:22Great job, everyone.
00:30Did you hear that?
00:31Were those gunshots?
00:37What's the situation?
00:39The police are reporting that armed terrorists have attacked the Israeli athletes.
00:43There's a hostage situation going on right now in the Olympic Village.
00:48ABC wants news to take over.
00:50Your sports, you're in way over your head.
00:53We're 100 yards away from where this is happening.
00:55We are the only people capable of following it live.
00:57This is our story.
00:59And we're keeping it.
01:00What do I tell the cameras?
01:01What do you mean?
01:02I mean, can we show someone being shot on live television?
01:06We're on.
01:07The piece of what have been called the Serene Olympics was shattered this morning.
01:11The games are still going on.
01:13Within a few hundred yards, nine terrified living human beings are being held prisoner.
01:21You need to understand how sensitive this situation is.
01:25These are just local cops doing things they have never done before.
01:32We're making broadcast history.
01:34More people have seen this than watched Armstrong land on the moon.
01:37Now, police are on the roof.
01:39Oh, guys.
01:41That's a TV.
01:43Are they seeing what we're seeing?
01:46What are you talking about?
01:47Are the terrorists seeing this?
01:54Our job is to tell the story of these individuals whose lives are at stake.
01:59It's not okay.
02:00We made it worse.
02:01Cameras on!
02:02It's a manhouse down here.
02:04They know the whole world is watching.
02:07If they shoot someone on live television,
02:12whose story is that?
02:14Is it ours or is it theirs?