'Live On Air' Featurette for 1972 Munich Olympics 'September 5' Film

Story by Alex Billington

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As the 1972 Munich Olympics turn to tragedy, a TV crew is forced to shift from sports to covering the shocking hostage crisis that shook the world.

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Director Tim Fehlbaum's September 5 is an awards season contender that premiered at the 2024 Venice and Telluride Film Festivals, showcasing a superb ensemble cast led by Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, and Leonie Benesch.
The film explores the real-life dilemmas and moral choices faced by the ABC Sports TV crew as they unexpectedly transition from covering the Olympic events to broadcasting the unfolding hostage situation, forever changing the landscape of live news coverage.

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Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Marcus Rutherford, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, Ferdinand Dörfler, Geoff, Roone Arledge, Marianne, Marvin Bader, Tim Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder, Alex David, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, Sean Penn, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth, Paramount, ABC Sports, Venice Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, 'Live On Air', 'September 5', The Colony

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