All language subtitles for Septemb-ETH

The 1972
Summer Olympics!

Nine days ago,

the nations of the world marched

into the Olympic Stadium
in Munich, West Germany.

And you were there live
for this historical moment!

It was a starting signal

for a peaceful post-war
Germany...

to share itself with the world

and an Olympics full
of sporting sensations.

Now that more than half

of the competition
days are over,

we at ABC Sports,

show you how these
pictures make their way

from here in Munich
to your home overseas.

The games of '72 are
the first in history

to be broadcast live via
satellite across the world.

An unprecedented
technical apparatus

was set up by the
German organizers,

and ABC Sports has live
cameras everywhere.

We even placed one
on the Olympic Tower,

which gives us a
nice aerial overview

of the entire Olympic Village.

Hey look, that's us!

From here, we send
everything to the bird,

as we call this technical
marvel orbiting Earth,

allowing us to bring
the Games to you

live and in color.

But daytime for you
means night shift for us.

And we're operating around
the clock here in Munich

to ensure you don't miss a
single moment of the action.

Stay tuned for many
more highlights

in the final days of
these glorious Olympics.

That's a
good start for Mark Spitz.

Okay, now
cam two in position.

Cam two.

Cam six.

Now
Spitz takes the lead.

Cam one.

Underwater cams.

Look at that
style. Those powerful moves.

Cut to 1.
Spitz leaves the German swimmer

Now 2.

He is about to
write Olympic history here

- by winning his seventh gold medal.
- Cam one, tighten in.

And he
did it! Spitz wins!

Yes!

Get ready for Spitz's close-up.

No, go to the German first.

Sure?

Cam two, change of plans.
Give me the German swimmer.

Werner
Lampe is devastated.

He even shaved
his hair for this.

- Cam two, pan to Spitz.
- But nothing stops history.

Spitz climbs out of the pool
and runs towards his parents.

I can't believe it! Solid gold.

All
right, six, run over there.

Back him up, Charley.

Put six in preview.

That's it, hold
it. Now take six.

Finland
was well represented

at these Olympic Games.

They
were somewhat favorites

but they were not expected
to do as well as they did...

...as
you will see...

Hello?
Good morning, Mr. Mason,

this is your wakeup call. GEOFF:
Thanks, I'm already awake.

Virén immediately
got up and began to run again.

Turned out to be a key moment.
Because at the end of the race,

who was it? It was
Virén, the man who fell,

not only racing to victory,

but setting a new world
record for the event.

Lasse Virén, the
policeman from Finland.

♪ It ain't me ♪

♪ I ain't no
millionaire's son No, no ♪

♪ It ain't me, it ain't me ♪

♪ I ain't no fortunate one, no ♪

Would you
please prep all captions

for, uh, swimming
and basketball?

Hey, Geoff? Hmm?

Sure.

You were supposed to be
here before the show ends.

Hey, I'm a minute
and 30 seconds early.

Right. Oh, in New
York, I'm five hours early.

That's funny, because
if you screw this up,

I'm the one in
trouble with Roone.

So we need to go
over the schedule.

Day starts with
volleyball, 09:30,

Group D, covered by C Unit,

while B preps for the
soccer pre-match at 10:30.

All right, all
right. You got it.

What? Are you going on a date?

Just got off one.
Your wife says hello.

Jim
McKay speaking to you...

AC is broken.Ooh.

And this concludes
our daily report here

at the 20th Summer Olympics.

It's now 4:00 a.m. here in
Munich...

and soon the competition
will begin again.

Jim, set up
the Spitz presser.

Mark Spitz, the American athlete

who set an all-time
Olympic record

by winning seven gold medals,
will be interviewed tomorrow,

only here, on ABC Sp...

Come
on, not again!

Jacques, what's going
on? Is it our feed?

No, it's not.

Then why are my screens
black? The feed is clean.

Close with the stinger.

All
right. Roll tape five.

The Summer
Olympics. Up close and personal.

The ABC way.

And we're clear.

All right. Okay, it's
back to you, New York.

Great job, everyone.

B-Unit's turn tomorrow.

Enjoy your day off.

Good night,
Jim. See you on Thursday.

Good luck on your day, Mase.

- Thanks, Don, enjoy the
Alps. - I will!

Uh, Roone, excuse me,

I'd like to do a handover
with Geoff here, who I...

Did you check out
Jennings' Dachau piece?

Not yet, no.

Would you watch it and
see if it's any good?

I do have some concerns

about cutting from
sports to the Holocaust.

Spitz is Jewish, right?

Since when am I ABC's
expert on Judaism?

He is. Spitz, he's Jewish.
What time's the presser?

4:00 p.m.There's
your lead-in.

So, you
wanna ask a Jew

about the Holocaust
on live television?

Yeah.

Ask him what it's
like to win a gold

in Hitler's backyard. Do
you guys wanna follow me?

Talk me through the day.

The day starts with volleyball.

It should be a
pretty good match.

No US team. Uh,
then it's soccer,

intermediate round. Who?

GDR versus Mexico.

Morocco versus Denmark.
Burma versus Malaysia.

There's boxing.

The Great White Hope, he's
in quarters with Teófilo.

The Cuban? GEOFF:
Yeah. He's pretty good.

He knocked down Denderys
in 30 seconds. First round.

So, we lose, and the whole
thing's over in 30 seconds?

Doesn't matter. It's
America versus Cuba.

You sure you want to
bring in the politics?

It's not about politics,
it's about emotions.

How about "Cold
War Heats Up Again,

Cuba Launches Missile
at America's Hope"?

It's too long, but
good direction.

Has he ever done
live coverage before?

Yeah, I di... He's
done golf tournaments.

And, uh, minor league baseball.

I'll be back for the boxing.

No calls until ten. I
promised my daughters.

All right, good.

So, you prep that
tease while I contemplate the demise

of my fellow Jews. Oh, jeez...

Looks like I'm spending
another night here. Whoo-hoo.

No calls before ten. I
promised myself.

You fixed that? Yeah, on it.

Only about nine miles lie
between the Serene Games center

and Germany's darkest
chapter in history.

Unimaginable atrocities

were committed at the
Dachau concentration camp.

And yet, 27 years after the war,

it has become a
place of remembrance.

Of reconciliation.

Thanks to the Olympic spirit.

A spirit that makes
images possible

that seemed impossible before.

That's exactly what the Olympics
are all about, you know.

Um, like our fencing
coach Andrei says,

we're here and we can
talk to Germans, um,

chat with athletes
from Lebanon or Egypt.

This is what we've
been dreaming about,

you know, it's not just sports.

You're German, right?

Uh, excuse me? You're
the new translator, yes?

Uh, can you do me
a favor? What...

What... what is...

What is Hans saying here?

He is saying that the
Games are an opportunity

to welcome the world
to a new Germany,

to move on from the past.

Yeah, sure.

I mean, it's what
we all hope for.

What else can we do but
move on, try to be better?

Are your parents still around?

Yes.

Let me guess. They didn't
know either, right?

Well, I'm not them.

No.

No, you're not. I'm
sorry.

I'm Marvin Bader. I
know. Head of Operations.

Hmm. Yeah, I'm Marianne
Gebhardt. Nice to meet you.

You too. Um, welcome to ABC.

I need to swap all cables.

Then do it.

Grumpy has no spares.

At least, not for a Frenchman.

Hermann, we really
don't have any cables?

Hey! I'm talking to
you. We need cables.

Your boss fills out paper.
Gives it to my boss.

Then you get cable.

Hey you.

Has the old
man already taken his nap?

Uh, I don't know. He just left.

Any way I can help?

Do you know what
the Games cost us Germans?

Two billion Marks.

And then the
Americans come along

and complain the whole time.

I understand. You
certainly have to deal

with people's
whims all the time.

But you know what?

The whole world has its
eyes on us, on our Munich.

And you contribute a great
deal to making it happen.

You got this.Yeah.

Merci. Merci, Hermann!

Were those gunshots?

Tell the Frenchman

I still remember exactly
what gunshots sound like.

ABC, Geoff Mason.

Hi, this
is Kenneth Moore.

Did you hear gunshots
or something?

No, I haven't heard anything.

Okay. You've got my
number if you hear something.

Yeah, we'll let you
know, Mr. Moore.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Hey.

Kenneth Moore just called.

Marathon runner? GEOFF: Yeah.

He wanted to know if
we heard gunshots.

So, it was gunshots.

What?

Uh, we heard gunshots.
In the distance.

Hello,
Marianne Gebhardt speaking.

I'm calling from the
studio of the ABC.

We heard gunshots...

Do you already know more?

I understand. Thanks.

Police have
already received several calls

and are investigating
the matter.

And? That's all they said.

I could walk over to
Bayerischer Rundfunk

and see what they know.

They are radio. They work late.

You know how these work?

I'm on channel two.

Uh, hey, sorry, can I
borrow your receiver?

Sure. And the
headphones too, please.

Thank you, I'll
bring it back.Thanks.

Still getting dropouts? Yep.

- How often?
- Constantly.

Jacques, can you sort
this out on your... Hey.

Morning.Morning.

Gary, did you hear
gunshots? What?

Maybe it was just fireworks?

What did it sound like?
Like gunfire, Geoff.

What's going on? MARIANNE:
Anyone there?

You're there, already?

No, I'm
walking over the bridge.

But I can see dozens
of police cars already.

Where? In the Village?

Yes. Whatever
happened, it happened here.

I need to wake Bader.

Marv. Get
up.

Wake up. There's been shots
fired in the Olympic Village.

Shots?
Yeah. Fucking shots!

Gunshots? GEOFF: Yeah.

I don't know. They... they say
that there's a ton of police.

You serious? GEOFF: Yeah.

Come on!

Can you hear
me? Yeah, go ahead.

The phones won't
stop at the Rundfunk.

A friend here heard
the shots were fired

in the Israelis' apartments.

Give it to me, give it. Uh...

This... this is Bader. What
are we talking about here?

Anyone hurt?

Rumor
is hostage taking.

Hostages? Wait, uh, who?

I don't know. Uh,
but the BR will say something

on their six o'clock news.

Go to the control
room, call Roone.

Roone? MARVIN: Yeah,
just... Yeah, call him.

And I'll get Jennings.

Oh...

Jesus Christ!

Roone Arledge's room, please. RECEPTIONIST:
Mr. Arledge doesn't want to be disturbed.

Trust me, he's gonna want
to be woken up for this.

I'm sorry, sir...
Just connect me now, please.

Hello? Roone, Geoff Mason.

I said not to disturb
me. I understand that.

But... but there's
a hostage situation

going on right now in
the Olympic Village.

What're
you talking about?

I'm talking about a
hostage situation.

And it gets worse. It's
in the Israeli quarters.

Is this confirmed?
Not yet, but...

Geoff.

Wait, they're about to say
something on the German radio.

I'm gonna put you
on the speaker.

Marianne.

Can you translate this?

Let me
check my receiver.

There
have been reports

of shots being fired
inside the Olympic Village.

Reports, that have not
yet been confirmed by the police,

say that the Israeli team

may have been attacked
by so-called terrorists.

I'll be there in
20.

Get the crew in.

So, wake him
up. I don't know.

We need as many
bodies as possible.

Priority are camera.

Tell them the bus
leaves in ten minutes.

Okay? And don't forget
to bring Carter.

Is it confirmed?

Yeah. It's definitely gunshots,
definitely the Israelis.

And this is from?

German radio.

We can't quote another
station? A second source?

We got a wire.

"One, possibly two Israeli athletes
killed at Olympic Village."

"Arab guerrillas
likely took hostages."

Let me see that, Gary.

Peter, what are we
dealing with here?

PLO. PFLP. Or...

worst case, Black September.

You know the
political background.

You report from
the inside. Okay?

Okay. Where are
the Israelis housed?

Israel.

Connollystrasse 31.

They're here.

Well, this...

should give us a good angle.

Geoff.

Seems like the
police will seal the Village.

Hurry up!
Reporters here are rushing to get in now.

Fuck.

Peter,
what's the situation?

I'm going in. But
we need a cameraman.

This is
the Israelis' building...

Where's the crew?

First shuttle is on its
way. So, when's Jim coming in?

It's his day off.

I didn't call him.
We need Jim for this.

All right. All Right?

What time do we
have the bird today?

3:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. Eastern.No.
We need the breakfast slot.

Jim McKay's room.

Then you need to sweet-talk CBS.

Hi Margaret,
is Jim there?

He's in the pool, he's
doing his morning laps.

Who're you talking to? His wife.

Give me that, would you?

Margaret, it's Marv.

Hi, Marv.
Uh, would you please...

We're all ready to go, but
still no cameramen here yet.

- What about him?
- Thank you.

He's just an assistant.

Hey, what's your
name? - Uh, Ben.

Ben, you ever hold
a camera before?

Know
how to change film?

Sure.Okay. There's your guy.

News will want to
take over soon.

- I'll talk to them.
- As soon as he can,

would be...

Thank you so much. I... And
I hope we didn't ruin...

Jim's gonna anchor.

Okay. We need someone
at the press center.

Well, I doubt Hans
is releasing anything

What about you?

You know him. If
anything happens,

we'd be the first to know.

Yeah. Let's... let's have Geoff
coordinate the set-up while I'm gone.

Not on his first
day with A-Unit.

Right? How about Ohlmeyer?

He's on a hiking
trip in the Alps.

Maddock? MARVIN: Keep
trying him, no answer.

But it's early, so...

I'll handle
CBS and the satellite.

You get me something
to feed the bird.

Okay.

All right.

So,
what do we air?

- Whatever info I get from Klein.
- I'm talking visual.

We're just gonna
show Jim talking?

We can't do that.

The footage that Ben shoots

is gonna take 20
minutes to develop.

We have to have a live image.

Can we use that mobile unit?
The guys with the backpack?

That's only wide-angle.

We need a long lens. Christ,
it's happening right there!

Wait, we're...

We're here?

Yeah. So why don't we...

just wheel out one
of the studio cams?

You can put it right here.

Gives us a live shot
of the apartment.

Anything on
the hostages yet?

Only mixed information.

Well, call around to get
things double-checked.

All right? And,
you have a walkie.

Okay? Yeah.

Channel four.Okay.

Robert? Uh, coffee, aspirin,

and a list of today's
slots on the satellite.

Right away.

All right.

All right, you
know what happened.

Let's get to
work.

- I need four men in the
studio. - Yeah.

So, you're the big boss now?

Come with me.

We're gonna take
cam two outside.

We're gonna go live with it.

You... you do know
how heavy those are?

The wiring will be
tricky. I trust you'll get it.

Yeah. You,
too, Frenchie. C'mon.

Yeah.

Hello, this
is Marianne from the DOZ.

Could you put me through
to Michael Korth?

There's nothing I can do.

CBS has had that slot
booked for months.

Listen to me. It's a
public interest story.

And people are gonna
want to see it live.

And we are the only people
capable of doing that.

I get that, Roone,
but... Okay, hang on.

I got the schedule.

Listen, I
understand... Aspirin?

We ran out of them.

But there's just no
way I can give up

the afternoon slot. Never mind.

Okay.

This is what we're gonna
do. We're gonna swap.

So, you're gonna take
the three o'clock slot,

and we're gonna
take the noon time.

You really think
it will be done by then?

Yeah. The Germans are gonna have
this taken care of in no time.

So, we have a
deal? - Fine.

Excellent. ABC owes CBS one.

Geoff, are you there?

Talk to me, Marv.

I'm at the press center.

Hans Klein got word from
the Olympic Committee,

the Games must go on.

Do they really think people

are gonna care
about sports today?

Good news is
two Israelis escaped

during the attack
and... Hold on a sec.

They just confirmed
the injured coach died.

Moshe Weinberg.

Shot twice in the
head, once in the gut.

Terrorists demanded
Israel release

over 200 Palestinian
prisoners by noon.

If not, they kill one
hostage every hour.

Jesus Christ.

- Are they negotiating?
- I don't know.

So, should I pass
this along to Roone?

Geoff, you have to be
the center of everything now.

Not just the control room.
All communication, everything.

Geoff?

Yeah, I got it. All
communication, everything.

ABC headquarters called.
They want News to take over.

Tell them we'll be in touch.

On the left...

What the hell are
you guys doing?

Trying to get a live
shot of the apartment.

Get the viewers right into the
action. Who are the hostages?

Uh...

Uh, Bader just... He confirmed
that one of them died. Uh...

- Moshe Weinberg. I read
the wire. - Right.

But who's inside that apartment?

We
don't know yet.

Then we find out.

Who are they?

What's their background?
Do they have a family?

There's no point in aiming
this thing at the building

if the viewer doesn't
know the people inside.

Roone.

Headquarters on the line again.

I can't hold them
back any longer.

Right. Don't fuck
it up, Mason.Okay.

- I got the bird, live at
noon. - All right.

Marv, do we have
any more information

- on who the hostages are?
- No. Marianne is on it.

Yes,
I'm on it. Where are you?

Editing room.

Okay, I'm coming to you. Great.

Get this sucker outside.

You mentioned
ten hostages in apartment one?

So there are five
weightlifters left.

What do you got?

Thanks,
Michael. I owe you one.

I need
to confirm this first.

Mister Bader, do you read me?

Marianne, what've you got?

My source at the BR told me

there are ten hostages. Five
coaches and five athletes.

Okay. Lines
up with my info.

Also, we've been told

the Palestinians attacked
apartments one and three.

After cross-referencing that

with the housing plans
and who slept where,

Hey, Geoff.

Yeah. I
think we found a good spot.

Coming.

Get that to me in the control
room as soon as you're done.

So, I'd say the five
athletes being held

are Romano, Slavin,
Friedman, Berger, and Halfin.

Wait.
Berger? David Berger?

Yes. Why?

You guys think you'll
get it up there?

Yes, almost done.

Okay.

Geoff, we
have Jennings on the phone.

Coming.

Jennings, it's Geoff Mason.

You're running things?

Yeah. So, where are you?

I'm on a balcony
in the Italian compound.

It's a good spot.JJ.

I've got a direct view of
31. And I'm not alone up here.

The other balconies are full
of reporters and photographers,

all of us waiting for
something to happen.

So, what, nothing's going on?

No. Police are
just milling around.

Doesn't seem like they've
even started negotiating yet.

There's an eerie silence.

Geoff. You can
actually hear the cameras clicking.

They're too small.

Get those to Judy. Three
times bigger. All right.

And there's a report
Mr. Bader watched earlier

that has an interview
with one of the hostages.

David Berger, a former American.

There's movement
at the apartment.

The door on the
second-floor balcony

is opening.

Someone's peering out.

- Jennings, what's happening?
- Someone's on the balcony.

Wearing some kind of a mask.

Now he's going back in.

Ben down there
caught it all on 16 mil.

I wish you could get this shot,
Mason. Yeah, I'll send a runner.

No chance.

Police sealed off
the entire area.

Only athletes can get past.

All right, now.

Good luck.Thanks.

Nice, man.

So, we have loaded mags,
sandwiches, walkies, long lens,

cigarettes for Jennings.

So, what if they search me?

Don't worry. From now on, you
are officially an athlete.

A man's
stepping out of the apartment now.

White suit, white hat,
face painted black.

Must be the leader of the group.

He's waving at the cameras.

Geoff. A
policewoman's walking up now.

All by herself. Unarmed.

Looks like she's handling
the negotiations.Good.

Pin these up on there.

He seems to have
a grenade in his hand.

God.

Jennings, how close are you?

A hundred, 130 feet.

Maybe you should
get away from there.

Kill radius
is only 16 feet.

I've been in the Middle East.

All right, but be careful.

Gary's on his way.

Do we have someone
on the Tower yet?

Channel 6.

Tower cam, read. CAMERAMAN:
Copy.

Can you give me an image?

Show me the entrance
to the Village.

Push in on that.

There. Hah! Go, Gary!

Yes! He's in.

Yeah. He
made it.

Hey, people.
Get BR on the radio.

The police chief's making

his first official
statement right now.

Marianne.

The perpetrators demand

that 200 persons be released...

who are in Israeli hands.

If these 200 persons
are not released,

they will shoot one hostage
every hour starting at noon.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Can't you tell us
something we don't know?

Someone's
asking the chief of police

if he thinks it was a mistake

that the Olympic Village
had no armed police.

Of course it was!

I guess they didn't want
the world to be reminded

of the last time armed
Germans patrolled fences.

So, Germany's makeover is more
important than people's safety?

C'mon. This isn't our
business. That is our business.

And in less than an
hour, we go live.

We're not giving
this story to News.

But why?
Well, because we're in Munich.

We're a 100 yards... away
from where it's happening.

Roone, just leave it.
We're not giving it to anyone.

Yeah, Sports is keeping this. MALE VOICE:
Roone, this is just not your field.

It's just that
News... That's it.

Now it looks
like the negotiations are happening.

German politicians

and the leader in the
white suit are talking.

Whatever they're discussing,

honestly, I can't imagine
the Prime Minister Golda Meir

and the Knesset will respond
in any way to blackmail.

It's so ironic.

I've been the Middle East
expert in Beirut for five years,

and yet, I have never
gotten this close

to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Hang on one second, Peter.

Can we get his voice
live when we go on air?

I'll give it a shot.

Jennings, this is Bader.

Any idea how many
Palestinians are inside?

We've seen a lot of
heads popping out of windows.

These men are definitely
professionals.

I suspect they're
deliberately trying

to create confusion.

There's a second commando
on the balcony now,

brandishing his submachine
gun like a threat.

- Fucking Arabs.
- Hey, watch it.

My mother is from Algeria.

I'm not talking
about your mother.

Hey. Come on. Just
the bad Arabs?

Whatever conception
you have of Arabia or Arabs,

you need to understand how
sensitive this situation is.

This is no longer the Olympics.

Thank you, Peter,
for, uh, clarifying.

It does bring up a good
question.

What should we call
them on the air?

In News, we would refer
to them as commando guerrillas.

Commando? That sounds like
we're in Vietnam or something.

What was it they called
them on German radio?

What was that?

They used "terrorists."

Okay. Let's...
let's go with that.

That's a charged term.

Terrorism is the
organized and systematic use

of violence against civilians
to affect a political goal.

Isn't that pretty much
what's happening here?

Nobody knows yet
what is happening here.

So we have to be very careful
about everything we say on air.

No offense guys,
but you're Sports.

You're in way over your
head. News should take over.

Peter, just call us
back in a couple of minutes.

He might be right.

Okay, look, I know this
isn't a responsibility

that everyone wants.

But does it make more sense

to have a talking head
from News take over

from halfway across
the fucking world?

Our job is to tell the
stories of these individuals,

whose lives are at
stake, 100 yards away.

And our job is really
straightforward.

We put the camera
in the right place,

and we follow the story as
it unfolds in real time.

News can tell us
what it all meant

after it's over. And I'm
sure they're gonna try.

But this is our story.

And we're keeping it.

All right, you heard the
boss. We have 45 minutes left.

Do we have an opener yet?

It's a 50 and a
250.JUDY: All right.

Four fresh
rolls, 50 daylight.Okay.

Ready? Ready.

That's our opener.

Cam two, that's good,
but I need the balcony

to be at the very center
of the shot, Charley.

You got it, Kubrick.

Tower cam, get nice
and close on that roof.

You gotta push in.

Yeah, keep going in.

Okay.

Talk me through.

Yeah. So, we have
Jim on cam one.

Cam two has a live
shot of the balcony.

Tower cam has an aerial view

of the entire Olympic
Village and can zoom in.

We got 16 millimeter footage

on tape machines
three through six.

And we can now hear
Jennings live on the air.

We also have an overview
of the hostages.

Plus an interview with
one of them. David Berger.

It's ready for playback.

Good work.

Five minutes, everyone!

Five
minutes, take your positions.

Tower cam, I want you to start

with an establishing
pan over the spectators.

And then push in.

I want a gut-punch
close-up of that terrorist.

Uh, Geoff, can you... can
you turn it down a notch?

It's not track and field.

It's... They threatened
to kill people.

Is the noon deadline confirmed?

Uh, yeah.

What do I tell the cameras?

What do you mean?

I mean, can we show someone
being shot on live television?

We
can't control what happens.

No, wait, wait, wait.

We're the only station
going live with this.

Which means everyone
will be watching us,

including the
hostages' families.

Okay, okay. Hallway.

All right, everyone,
stay on your headsets.

You don't want anybody

to see their kid executed on live
television. Of course not, Marv...

So, I... I don't
know about the Israelis,

but David Berger's
folks are in Ohio.

So I'm pretty sure
they'll watch.

Well, someone should tell
them not to watch it.

But we have a bigger
responsibility here.

What about the sponsors?

The sponsors are not
gonna be concerned.

All they care about are
viewers.Guys. We have two minutes.

Okay.

So, uh, is that what we're
trying to achieve here?

Ratings? No. We're just...

We're following the story

wherever it takes us. All right.

Then let me ask you this,
let me ask you this.

Black September,

they know that the whole
world is watching, right?

That's why they
chose the Olympics.

If, I'm saying if,
they shoot someone

on live television...

Right, whose story is that?

Is it ours, or is it theirs?

How about this? If
things get tense,

we only leave the 16
millimeter running.

That gives us plenty
of time to decide

whether we air it or not.

Yeah, that's it.

Hmm?

That's it. Yeah. That's
it. Thank you, Geoff.

Thirty seconds to open.

And here we go.

Jim ready yet?

We're last looks.

- Comm check, one, two.
- All set.

- Cam one, tight on Jim.
- Right down on me.

Two on preview. Tower cam,
stay wide on building 31.

Got it. Gladys,
opening title on five.

- Clear the frame,
please. - Fifteen seconds.

Title one ready for insert.

Okay, people. And...

ten, nine,

eight, seven... GEOFF: Roll two.

- Six, five...
- If things do get tense,

go to the onlookers,

we'll cut to reaction
shots, right?

two, one. We're on.

Roll two. Opening title on five.

Ready one. Take one.

Jim, you're on.

Good
morning, I'm Jim McKay

speaking to you live

at this moment from
ABC headquarters,

just outside the Olympic
Village in Munich,

West Germany. Cam
two on preview.

The peace of
what had been called

Dissolve to two.

Was shattered just
before dawn this morning

- about five o'clock...
- Ready three.

When terrorists

- armed with submachine guns...
- Dissolve to three.

Faces blackened,

- climbed the fence...
- Ready one.

Went to the headquarters

- of the Israeli team...
- Dissolve to one.

And immediately killed one man,

Moshe Weinberg, a coach.

Two shots in the head,
one in the stomach.

They've been holding 14
others hostage since then,

and the latest report
is that one more

has been killed.
Ready two. Take two.

Peter Jennings is
inside the Village.

Let's go to Peter now.

Jim, I'm directly across

from the Israeli building.

It will be a famous
number before long.

Thirty-one. It is
on Connollystrasse.

The reports here
vary dramatically

as to what is going on.

Peter, do we already know

who is responsible
for the attack?

There
is a great deal of speculation

one could indulge in,

which would be risky,
but if I were to guess,

I would most likely narrow in

on a group called
Black September.

That, however, is pure
speculation. Back to one.

Something that
is not speculation

is that one of the hostages

is David Berger, 26 years old,
a former United States citizen,

we are told by the Israelis.
Moved there about two years ago.

He's in the light heavyweight
class. Roll tape one.

After receiving
a law degree

- from Columbia University...
- Five, four...

Berger failed to qualify
for the U.S. team... three,

two, one, ready to go. JIM: To
fulfill his dream of the Olympics,

he emigrated to
Israel. Two days ago,

he was interviewed
by Peter Jennings

for an ABC color piece. Hit it.

That's what the Olympics
are all about, you know.

We're here, we can
talk to Germans, uh,

chat with athletes
from Lebanon or Egypt.

This is what we've
been dreaming about.

You know. It's not just sports.

Back to one.
Clean.

I'm gonna get back to Hans
Klein and wait for the latest.

Bird,
caption on my cue.

Ladies
and gentlemen,

these dreams have been shattered

by this terrible,
terrible attack.

The terrorists have demanded
the release of some 200

Arab guerrilla
prisoners in Israel

in exchange for the lives
of Israeli athletes.

And they had set a
deadline of noon,

saying that they
were going to kill

all of their hostages
at that time.

That deadline
obviously has passed,

so nobody knows what is
gonna happen now.

- Same as last
time. - Got it.

I can't believe
she's the negotiator.

She doesn't strike me
as the hard-boiled type.

Well, if the terrorists
underestimate her like you do,

she probably has a chance
to get information.

Just look.

She's asking him
for a cigarette.

No, no, no. She's
earning his trust.

I just wish I could
hear what she's saying.

The Olympics, at this
moment, are still continuing.

It's a very strange atmosphere.

As I said, we're only about 500
yards from this building here.

Roll tape four.

Within 200 yards from
where that building is,

there is a kind of
a man-made pond,

not a formal swimming pool,

but a very lovely pond,
with a little dock,

where the athletes
lie out and take sun.

And that's what they're
doing right now.

They're out there sunning
themselves, they're swimming,

talking about technique

with athletes of
other countries.

And yet, this grim,
terrible thing

is taking place
inside the Village.

Three hundred yards closer,

well, take a look
at this right now,

this is a live picture.

Action in boxing going
on, a crowded arena.

Here at the Boxhalle in,
uh... in... in Munich,

Volley... volleyball is also
taking place, incidentally.

Duane Bobick... I'll make
sure we still have the bird.

Who was scheduled
to fight at just...

What's he talking about?
Don't we still have three?

He swapped slots.

The Arab
nations that are here

are Algeria, Saudi
Arabia...

Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon...

Guys! JIM: Sudan, Syria...

Sorry, boss.

Tunisia, Morocco.
They're all here.

No word from them as yet.

Uh, no indication if there
will be any statement...

Can we get a cup
of coffee, please?

Great.

You just sent away the one
person who could understand this.

Something's
happening here in Connollystrasse.

It seems like they're
bringing in food now.

If you ask me,
these are policemen

dressed as cooks.

Tower, keep tracking them.

My half-blind grandmother could
tell these cooks are cops.

Roone, again.
NBC has that satellite at three.

What's your suggestion?

Change it, that's
my fucking suggestion.

They can't have the slot.

You guys will
think of something.

I gotta keep going.

Looks like
they're proving

the food isn't poisoned.

Now the cooks seem eager
to carry in the food,

but the leader takes
it from them...

goes in alone.

Whatever the Germans tried
to achieve here, it failed.

The
long-range forecast said today

that high radiation level...

To Smith's illegal regime...

Peter Jennings is still
in the Italian team's...

Yeah? I'm watching
Channel 11, Israeli TV.

Um, who is that?
Give me Channel 11.

But it is not yet clear

how they can handle this
hostage situation...

I think that's
Tuv... Tuvia Sokolsky.

He is one of the
Israelis who escaped.

Why don't we have him?

Larry, run over to their
lot, grab that guy,

bring him here. I'm on it.

And tell JJ we're hungry.

And not German food, please.

All units

around the Olympic Village,
keep your position.

Do you
have any news from the negotiations?

The leader has
postponed the ultimatum to 5 p.m.

What's all that
mean? New ultimatum is 5:00 p.m.

And we're moving
in now on the windows,

behind which at this moment

nine terrified
living human beings

are being held prisoner.

The demands have been many...
There is someone right now.

- Uh, certainly has to be one
of the guerrillas. - Geoff.

One of them is
believed to be a woman.

And this has happened time
and time and time again.

The door opening,
the head coming out

to see what is going on.

Chuck, play that back
in slo-mo, will you?

We see the moment
again here in slow motion.

It's been such

a terribly tantalizing
symbol... Hmm?

Of this situation.Okay.

Master Control wants
a block of five. Now.

What's going
on inside that head?

Jim, commercial
break in ten seconds.

We're gonna take a
very short station break

at this point. And
hopefully, when we get back,

we have at least some answers
for you. Drop to commercial.

And we're clear.

The Kodak XL Movie Camera.

Back in three.

This is the camera and
film that lets you take movies

without movie lights... Let's
see what's on the competition.

Still the only ones
providing live coverage.

Yeah, seems like it.

The situation
in the Olympic Village

remains unclear.

Meanwhile, the pressure
on the Olympic Committee

to halt the Games is mounting.

We asked athletes
what they think.

My heart
is very heavy today.

As an athlete and as an Arab,

I would like to
express my solidarity

with my Israeli colleagues.

And I pray that
everything ends well.

Excuse me, may I ask you
if you heard anything...

Hey, this is Gary... this
morning in the Village?

Uh, no.

What is your discipline?

Weightlifting.

Any
comment on the current situation?

No, I gotta go.

Guys? Guys. He's here.

Thirty seconds.

Okay, for me.

Master Control,
we are ready for take over.

Hey Jim, it's Roone.

So, this is about as
close as you're gonna get

to the hostages. Make it count.

And
five, four, three, two, one.

Take one.

We're coming to you live
from ABC headquarters

in Munich, West Germany.
I'm sitting right now

with a man who has just
come into the studio.

His name is Tuvia Sokolsky.

He is on the extreme left here.

The gentleman in the
middle is Nasim Javidi,

translator for the Israeli team.

Mr. Sokolsky does not speak
English.

He is the coach of the
weightlifters...

and came out of that
room today.Roone.

Would you ask him just to tell
us, briefly... They wanna talk to you.

What happened today.

Yeah.
Roone.

We need our slot
back immediately!

I tried to negotiate for you.

"At about 4:30 this morning,

I heard... I was fast asleep, when
I woke up and..."

Geoff. Geoff!

Tell Jim we're about
to lose the satellite.

What? We're in the
middle of the interview.

In a couple of seconds,
all anyone is gonna see

is a black screen.

You have to tell him
to say something.

Jim? Jim, CBS is
taking the satellite.

Look, we can keep recording,
but wrap the segment up.

I'm sorry, we've
run out of time.

We'd like to continue
the interview on tape.

And we'll have it later.

We're losing the
satellite right now.

The Arab guerillas are still
in the Israeli quarters.

One man is dead,
Mr. Javidi tells me,

another man is now
definitely dead,

but we don't know
his identity as yet.

The tense battle goes on,
the deadline, five o'clock,

that's in an hour
and 45 minutes.

Jim McKay, as the
Olympics continue

in Munich, West Germany.

Dissolve to five.

Goddamn it.

Five minutes?

- We're in the middle of something.
- What are we doing?

What's going on? CBS
insisted on the slot.

They said they're keeping
it, unless we share the feed.

Why can't we share?

When do we get it
back? - Well...

What? When do we get it back?

I don't know.

Um, we could give it to CBS,

but we could show our
logo in the stream.

What do you mean?

Well, just put "ABC" up there.

Um, and just leave it there
constantly in the top corner.

What transmission
are you talking?

Well, it'll be output only.

So you just put a permanent
superimpose on it.

Yeah. Do that. Yeah?

Mm-hmm.Okay.

Someone put on CBS.

Logo ready on four.

Back on the bird.

Tell Jim to start the
interview where we left off.

Take up the interview.

Five, four, three,

two, one.

Take one.

Fly logo in.

You own the story now.

Well, he... he...

he hasn't got any real
practical suggestions.

He feels that one
should not give in.

But... And he leaves
the whole affair to...

in the hands of the
security people,

the professionals.

On the other hand, he
yearns for the moment

that his friends and
all his colleagues,

these athletes whom he had
known for so many years,

family men, will be out safely.

I can see the
emotion that he's feeling.

It's very high in this room.

I can't tell you how much
I appreciate Mr. Sokolsky

taking the time to
tell the story to us.

Thank you, too.

Thank you.

They're suspending the Games.

The
competition has been suspended.

Spectators are
leaving the stadium

towards Connollystrasse.

Gate 6, confirmed.
The situation is getting out of hand.

The important thing
right now is that the Games

of the 20th Olympiad

have now been
officially suspended.

And as you can see
from this footage

that has just reached us,

the situation
outside the apartment

is becoming
increasingly confusing.

To
all units, to all units.

Green light for
Operation Sunshine.

Uh, the police just
gave green light for some action.

Olympic
police force to the surrounding buildings.

- Clear area of all press.
- Damn it.

Police are clearing

all press out of
the Village. What?

The police are clearing all
press out of the Village.

Where did you hear that?
I've been listening

to the police scanner next door.

Jennings.

- Jennings, you need to hide.
- What?

The police are clearing
all the buildings.

German police! Open up!

Guys,
check the Tower cam.

Get back to
the police scanner.

Jennings?

All good,
they moved on.

Okay, great.

It looks like the police
are about to make a move.

Can you get back to the balcony?

Yes, give us a
minute. Preview cam three.

Jim, check your preview.

We are told that there
are men with guns,

beginning to train those
guns... Take Tower cam.

On the rooms where the two
heads were sticking out

a moment ago, the Arab
guerillas lookouts.

Tower cam, push in.

Now, I don't...

Now, I'm not sure these men
have guns or... or cameras.

- That's a gun, all right.
- That's a gun, yeah.

One man with binoculars,
another with a gun.

Peter... Peter Jennings
is in the Village.

Peter, can you
see this going on?

They're walking
cautiously on the roof.

Hopefully, not being
heard in the rooms below.

This is happening now,

if you can possibly
believe that.

At the Games of
the 20th Olympiad.

Within a few hundred yards,

some athletes are still
training on the running track.

Volleyball competition
is going on.

Look at this, this is right now.

Volleyball competition going
on in the Olympic Games.

As we said, the Games
have been interrupted,

but only at the conclusion of
competition that was going on

when the announcement was made.

Now, back to the...

Now, back to the...

real world, I guess you'd
call it at this point.

Although this seems
like the unreal one.

Go bird, caption.

They don't seem prepared at all.

Yeah. They don't.

We are removing the bars.

These cops have
no idea what they're doing.

No wonder they lost the war.

What a shame that most people
see this in black and white.

Not in America. Every bus
driver has a color TV nowadays.

And the athletes here.

Germans put a color
TV in every apartment.

So, are they seeing
what we're seeing?

What are you talking about?

Are the terrorists seeing this?

They're not receiving ABC here.

Yes, they are.

Inside the Olympic Village...

every athlete can access
any international station.

Cam two, pan a bit down.

Push in.

That's a TV.

I
have a clear view of the window.

There's a light flickering.
Could be from a television.

Is
the power not off?

Negative. A
unit is on its way to ABC.

Uh, did...
did they just say ABC?

The control room?

Police!

Stop broadcasting!

What's going on?

Off! Cameras off! What?

Hey!
Are you fucking nuts?

You do not point
a gun at my crew!

Jesus Christ! All live cams off!

Three, Charley, that's you
too, turn the Tower cam off.

Happy?

Hey! Hey, hey.
What's going on here?

They just took us off the air.

Who's in
charge? This guy?

You in charge? Yeah?
You speak English?

Get the fuck out
of my studio! Out!

Out!

Abort.

Isar 11, abort operation.

All units back to base.

The police
are climbing down from the roof now.

They seem to be
calling off the attack.

Looks like this was yet
another failed attempt

to get the situation
under control.

Was that our fault?

Let's just go... We'll
take a commercial, okay?

Commercial break, five
minutes. Get on that.

Here
we go.

Master Control...

Bader, can we talk?

Then they should've
cut the electricity

to the apartment.

It's not up to us to
double-check on them.

That... Marv, it's not
okay if we made it worse.

You know that.

We don't even know why
they called it off.

The Germans seem generally
pretty overwhelmed.

They are.

I'm listening to
the police radio.

It's local cops doing things

they have never done
before.

The German Army gave
them sniper rifles

and had to instruct
them on how to use them.

Why doesn't the German
Army just do it itself?

They're not allowed
to operate here.

German constitution.
That's ridiculous.

The rumor is Israel offered
to send a special unit

to help them out. And
that Germany refused it.

They are just making one
mistake after another.

And trying to act

like they've got it
all under control.

Let's keep going.

Marianne, I want you with
me, in the control room.

Bring the radio.Okay.

Ladies and gentlemen... The Germans are back to negotiating.

This time, Interior Minister
Genscher is joining them.

The leader only seems
willing to talk to Gensch...

Wait.

Wait, put me live! Put me live!

Jim, Peter has some breaking
info. We're going to him.

I just got word something
is happening at Connollystrasse.

Peter, you have news?

Thanks, Jim. Yes.
Moments ago, a window opened.

And, for the first time, now
we're seeing some of the hostages.

No, we're not.

We might as well be listening
to the fucking radio.

Cam two, Tower, either of
you have an angle on this?

Clear shot, Mase.

Clear as crystal.

And also how many
terrorists are visible.

We've seen
two hostages so far.

They were led to the
window one after the other.

One guerrilla with
an AK-47 behind them.

This is ridiculous.

It's a terrible sight.

Now, that sounds
very dramatic, Peter.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Um...

We're sorry that we can't
show you a live image... Yeah?

Geoff, turn the cameras back on.

You got it, Roone.

All right, we're
back in business.

All cams back on.

Cam two, back on.
Cam three, back on.

Anyone know who that is?

The fencing coach.

Andrei Spitzer.

Twenty-seven years old.

Gladys, I'm gonna need
you to make a caption.

Andrei Spitzer.

Caption ready.

Insert Spitzer graphic.

It looks like
Spitzer wants to tell

Genscher something.

Now he's dragged
away from the window,

and the curtains
are closed again.

Genscher is talking
to the leader.

He seems furious.

What is she saying?

Um, Genscher offered
to swap himself

with the Israeli hostages,

but the terrorists
refused the offer. Um...

Genscher insists on going inside
to see how the hostages are.

The leader's
taking Genscher

and another official
into the apartment now.

Someone asked,
um, if they already know

the destination for the flight.

What
flight?

Flight?

There's talk of flying
them out of the country.

Well, where could
they fly them to?

What airport?

Everyone shut up,
please! Shut up!

They're giving orders.

The... the policewoman...

"Tell... tell the leader
that it takes time

to prepare the plane."

They mentioned two helicopters
to fly the hostages

and the terrorists
to the airport.

What airport? Uh,
they didn't say.

They're coming back out.

Genscher seems shocked.

God only knows what
horrors he saw in there.

Uh, Cairo... They... they said
Cairo as their destination.

Okay, listen up.
We need to find out

where in the Village
these choppers can land,

and what airport they're
gonna go to for transfer!

Sun is beginning to sink behind the
buildings. Great, great.

There's some
way from darkness here.

Sorry. But I can't
help but think what a difficult task

this would be if the commandos
got out in the Olympic Village

after dark. You got it?

Yeah.

Riem's the obvious
choice, but probably not,

there's too much air traffic.

Augsburg? It's too far away.

Nations
around the world...

They just mentioned
a flight time

of five to seven minutes
with the helicopters.

What was the name of
that little airport

in the middle of nowhere,

where we picked up the
equipment that time?

Um, it was something...

Feld... Furst...
Furstenfeldbruck.

Furstenfeldbruck.

Yeah. That was it.
That's a military airport.

Furstenfeldbruck.

That'd make sense.
No one is out there.

Hmm.Guys.

Do you hear that?

What's going on?

Do we have eyes
on these choppers?

Come on, show me something.

Tower? Do you have
eyes on the choppers?

Negative.
Guys, I'm blind here. Come on.

Gentlemen, can you read me?

Yeah, Howard, we got
you loud and clear.

I see
them! Two choppers.

Approaching from southeast.

Howard, where exactly are you?
Are you inside the Village?

Yes. I'm at Gate 6.

They let me in after
the boxing match.

Ran into Gary here. I'm
taking over his channel.

Uh, they're
talking about a bus now.

A bus escorting them
to the helicopters.

Howard, are the police
clearing out the area?

No, it's packed.

There are people with
cameras everywhere.

It's like Elvis has landed.

They'll use the,
um...

parking level below
the apartments, um...

There's the next
staircase. Building 12.

Howard, look behind you.
Do you see a staircase?

Uh, yeah.

Okay, go down it
and look for a bus.

Got it.

The light in
the hallway's on.

Looks like they're
leaving the apartment

using the inner staircase.

I'm in
the parking area,

and it's a complete
madhouse down there.

Police and press are everywhere.

There's men with cameras
next to men with guns.

Put him on the air.
There's no connector.

Patch this mic
through to the air.

Get him on the air.

- Uh, yeah.
- You got it?

Yeah, yeah.

Uh, Jim, Pete. I'm just
looping Howard in here.

Good? Go!

Howard, we're putting you live
on the air with Jim and Peter.

Word is they're flying out

both the hostages
and the terrorists.

Let's hear Peter
Jennings on this.

Thank you, Jim.
My colleagues and I

are scrambling to put
the pieces together.

But Howard Cosell is
currently on location.

Howard, this is Peter.

Do you have something
to report from there?

Howard, go ahead.

I certainly do, Peter.
I'm in the parking garage.

Terrorists and
hostages are arriving,

their hands tied together.

The police are here in
almost platoon-like numbers.

We're building up
to what I think

will be quite the climax.

Okay, the bus just came in!

They're bringing the
hostages to the bus.

The terrorists have
submachine guns.

Pushing the young
athletes onto the bus.

According to
unconfirmed reports,

Cairo was named as the
flight destination.

There are helicopters waiting
to bring the hostages,

um, and the terrorists
to a military airport

for the changeover. Take three.

Geoff, this
is Tower, I have eyes on the bus.

Jim, I just ran onto
the bridge. I can see them.

One Arab is getting out.

Flashes from the
cameras are hitting him

from every direction.

He almost looks like a
rock star walking on stage.

Now I can see the Israelis.

I hear something.

People shouting from
the windows and balconies,

but I don't know what it is.

Shalom! Shalom!

It's "shalom,"
the Hebrew word for peace.

The
propellers are turning

and the chopper is lifting off.

These Israeli athletes are
leaving the Olympic Village,

not as free and proud
competitors of their country,

but as victims of a
brutal act of terror.

The first helicopter
now proceeding out

over the main Olympic stadium,

flying around this tremendously
high Olympic Tower.

Flying to what seems
like the last chapter

of a nerve-racking day.

Stretch the show with sports

until we have news
from the airport.

Sports? Yeah.

Jim will smooth over
the transitions.

Screw it, I want to see it, too.

Sorry. Jacques, get
right back here.

Two minutes!

Carter, grab a 16 mm. Get
footage from the airport.

You're gonna go with
him. Take my car.

You're the only one
who speaks German.

Okay.

- Where is it parked?
- Back lot.

Blue BMW.Okay.

Are they gonna
really fly them out?

I don't know.

So then, how does this
end? In a shootout?

You'll need sound.

Hank.

The 10,000 meter run

was nearing the halfway mark

and out in front was
Dave Bedford of England,

followed by little Miruts
Yifter of Ethiopia,

and Mariano Haro of Spain.

Back of the
pack, Lasse Virén,

- in the dark jersey...
- Hey guys,

I don't think there's
anything left to do here.

So, how about I just
come back to the studio,

provide some analysis? That's
a great idea, Jennings.

Get back here as
soon as you can.

Charley, might as well roll
cam two back into the studio.

Uh, Geoff? Geoff,
you gonna wanna see this.

I think it's David
Berger's father.

Have you gotten any help

from any of the governments
or any of the agencies?

No.

All the information we have

has come from the
news on television.

I just hope they get the
situation under control...

and we hear from our son soon.

Is there
anything you wanna say

to your son right now?

Marianne, you read me? BENJAMIN:
I just want him to come home.

Forget it,
they are too far away.

Marv, you got anything? MARVIN:
Hold on just a second.

Supposedly all hell has
broken loose at the airport.

There's shooting.

Oh, God.

Carter?

It's crazy out there.
Massive traffic jams,

hundreds of people
blocking the road.

The police couldn't even get
through with their tanks.

Tanks? Yeah.

You see those lights?

That's the airport.

Everyone just left their
cars behind and walked there.

How did you get back here?

Marianne convinced some
guy to lend us his moped.

There they are!

This is great stuff, Carter.
We gotta get more of this.

Okay.

This is useless there.

I saw some pay phones.

We'll call as soon
as there's any news.

Can
you hear the shots?

How many more clips
in the package?

Uh,
two. About ten seconds.

Okay.

Ready one. Take one.

With me now
is Peter Jennings,

who reported the
whole day for us

directly out of the Village.

Peter, what conclusions

do you draw from
these recordings?

Clearly, the
German authorities

want to end it
here and now, Jim.

But now, they have to improvise.

And so far,

they haven't proven themselves
to be very good at that.

There's no further
reports... Hello?

Marianne's on the phone.

- But the head of the
Olympic... - Patch it through.

Yeah?

Can the footage be used?

Yeah, yeah, we're
watching it right now.

We have it on the air. Why?

Listen, there's
a rumor going around here

that the hostages are free.

What?

The hostages are free.

That's amazing news!
That's... Hold on.

Everybody! Listen to this!

Marianne, say what
you just said to me.

For the last hour,
we've been hearing gunshots.

A few minutes ago, the
shooting suddenly stopped.

Then a man from
Hans Klein's office

came up from the airport

and said the hostages
are all free.

Is this confirmed? MARIANNE:
I don't know, Geoff.

People here are celebrating.

Everyone is...

Damn it!
Find your own damn phone booth!

Hello?

Check
the Germans. ZDF. Now.

I don't know what they're saying,
but they sound damn happy.

- Turn that up. Right there.
- I have to go.

- No, no, no. Stay on the line.
- Everyone wants this phone.

I need you to translate
something. Okay? Translate this.

Fritz
Hattig is on site

at Fuürstenfeldbruck airport.

And he has just
confirmed, and I quote,

"During a quick but
intense shootout,

it seems all hostages
managed to escape."

He says
it, too. They're all free.

ZDF is saying that
they're all free.

Then have
Jim announce it.

Yeah, I'm gonna check
with Marv, okay?

Hold on.

Marv?

Yeah. We're watching it.

- Is... is it confirmed?
- Not yet.

I see Klein's press
staff on the phone.

It seems that they
have serious doubts.

Don't air it yet. Wait
for the confirmation.

Marv says that it's
not confirmed yet.

Then we have
Jim use the phrase,

"as we're hearing."

Look, Marv, we...
we're gonna go with it.

Uh, but we're gonna use the
phrase "as we're hearing."

Where's Roone?
Let me talk to him.

Geoff, don't air it.
We need two confirmed sources.

Marv, we have to go now.

If we air it,
then everybody else will.

So what? We let CBS
or NBC take the scoop?

This isn't
a competition.

Wait for confirmation.

Geoff? Do you
read...

Jim.

We... we're getting good news.

It sounds like all
the hostages are free.

But we need to use the phrase
"as we are hearing," okay?

And...

As we are hearing now,

it appears that the Germans
were able to free all hostages,

but we don't know just yet
what exactly happened there.

Everybody's
reporting it now.

They're all just
following our lead.

Then it's good we got
it out there first.

Yeah, you know,
Klein can't even find

the guy at the fence
who broke this.

We're talking worldwide news

based on the word of
one mysterious man,

no one has been able to
confirm. Oh, come on.

Roone wanted me to get
it out there. No, no, no.

Geoff, Geoff, no. You
pulled the trigger.

Not Roone! It's on ZDF, Marvin!

That's German state television.

And this is ABC!

And I vouched for you,
Geoff! I vouched for you.

We never said it was a fact.
We used "as we are hearing."

Yeah, that's a fucking
technicality, Geoff.

Geoff?

Geoff! Here.

It's official. They're free.

Let me see that!

Marv... Yeah.
Forg... forg... forget it.

It's Starger.

Cheers!

Cheers! Good work, everyone.

- Cheers! Good
job, everyone. - Cheers.

Really good.

We're not
done yet, though.

We need access to the
cops on the airfield.

I'm talking interviews,
behind the scenes,

anything like that.

And maybe we can even
talk to the hostages.

What?

He said that we've
made broadcast history.

Probably more people
have seen this

than watch Armstrong
land on the moon.

So, you're gonna get a
big bonus.

I need a fucking drink.

You? MARVIN: Yeah. Oh, yeah.

Mason on deck? Yeah.

Right?

Yeah.

Lehayim.

Now in our studio

is Chancellor Brandt's press
secretary, Conrad Ahlers.

It's an honor... Ahlers is here.

When was it
agreed, do you know,

to allow the guerrillas to go

from the building
to the helicopters?

Well, just two hours ago.

But of course, that
was part of the game.

We never meant to let them
go free out of this country.

I'm very glad that as
far as we can see now,

this police action
was successful.

- "As far as we can see"?
- Of course,

it's an unfortunate...
What is that?

Interruption
of the Olympic Games,

but, I mean, if
all that comes out

as we hope it will come out.

"As we hope"? AHLERS: I
think it will be forgotten

after a few weeks.

And if the reports,
as we hear them, are true,

the Games will continue
probably by tomorrow.

Well, I'm quite sure,

and you must understand
that for us Germans,

it was a tragic situation

that all this happened
to Jewish people.

You know, after all our past,

of course it was our main...

our main idea to get
these Israelis free,

otherwise, you know...

some of the old memories
might have come back.

That doesn't sound right. Hmm?

I think the people of
the world are well aware

that those volunteers...
Can I use your phone?

Who were trying to free the
Israelis today were Germans.

Yes, I hope that they don't
forget.

That they won't forget it.

Thank you very
much, Mr. Secretary.

I appreciate you taking the time
to talk to us. Thank you very much.

And we're clear.

Any word from the
airport police?

Can't get through. ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR: Same here.

- Been on hold for 20 minutes.
- How about the hostages?

Don't you think we
should give them a break?

Maybe.

Guys, what
about the bus drivers,

helicopter pilots? Come on,
we gotta get creative here,

we have a story to tell.

Let me talk to Hans.

Why can't I... Please
understand, we can't confirm anything yet.

What do you mean?

Conrad Ahlers just announced
it on live television.

In our studio.

The office is not
corroborating with others.

Shooting is still going on.

What'd you just say?

There's still shooting
going on at the airport.

There's still shooting at
the airport! - What?

- We were wrong. There's still shooting
at the airport. - Who's shooting?

Jim has to go on air
and say something.

I know it wasn't true!

'Cause I got a
fucking TV set too!

Just tell me what happened!

Jim, Peter. Listen,
this is gonna be tough.

Hans, I'm asking you. I'm
asking you as a friend.

Please just tell
me what happened.

The latest word
we get from the airport

is that, quote, "All of Hell
has broken loose out there,"

that there's still
shooting going on,

that there's a report
of a burning helicopter,

but all seems to be confusion.
Nothing is nailed down.

We have no idea what's
happened to the hostages.

But one of the men, by the
way, who was a hostage,

as far as we know,
is still alive.Roone.

David Berger,

who went to Columbia
University.Geoff.

Uh, he was the only American-born
member... Hallway. Please.

Of the Israeli team that
was being held captive.

Uh, he was a weightlifter,

moved to Israel just
about two years ago.

Well, we'll
keep you up to date...

Stay with it.

What happened?

All... all of them.

What if
this is just a rumor?

We don't... What did they say?

They said that
there were gunshots.

Did they... Klein heard it

from three separate sources.

It's over.

It's bullshit.

We still have a team out
there. They haven't even called us yet.

We... we have to do some...

We'll send another
team out there.

I'll go with them this time.

And we have to get this right.

This is our chance to
get it right, Roone.

Geoff.

Marianne is on the phone.

Yeah. Marianne?

Okay, thank you.

Cam one, close on Jim. Only Jim.

Jim?

So many, um, other people. GEOFF: All the hostages are dead.

It's over.

Ready one.

Take one.

I've just gotten
the final word.

When I was a kid, my
father used to say,

"Our greatest hopes
and our worst fears

are seldom realized."

Our worst fears have
been realized tonight.

They've now said that
there were 11 hostages.

Two were killed
in their rooms...

this morn... yesterday morning.

Nine were killed at
the airport tonight.

They're all gone.

But it's all over.

The Israeli Olympic
team is destroyed.

Much of it.

But what will
happen to the Games

of the 20th Olympiad?

None of us know what
will happen to...

the course of world history.

We don't know.

Hey. You all right?

Uh...

Mm. No, um...

Innocent people died
in Germany. Again.

And we failed. Germany failed.

Marianne, I'm sorry
I sent you out there.

I can only imagine
the things you saw.

Uh, I saw nothing.

I... I was there with
hundreds of people,

we stared into the night.

We were waiting for
something to happen,

because we wanted to
take a picture of it.

Uh, Geoff? Roone
would like a word.

See you tomorrow.

Yeah.

Hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Hang on one
second.

There's gonna be a commemoration
at the stadium tomorrow

at 10:00 a.m.

I got us the bird.

Jim and Jennings
are gonna anchor

and I want you to be in charge.

I know it might
not feel like it,

but you did a hell
of a job today.

But...

But it was a catastrophe.

Get some rest.

Roone?

We need to talk about a
one-hour special for tomorrow.

Okay. I'll call you right back.

And I have an approach.

We take a flash unit
out to the airport.

Helicopters will still be there.

We'll see them in daylight.
Well, what's left of them.