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Sword Of Gideon Details

1986 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 81 members

The Sword of Gideon group are brought together to avenge the real-life murders of eleven young Israeli atheletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Shot on location in Europe, this action film centres around two of the group of anti-terrorist execution experts, Avener (Steven Bauer) and Robert (Michael York) who have been assembled .. Read more

Starring Steven Bauer, Michael York, Robert Joy, Laurent Malet
Director Michael Anderson
Genres Drama

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Sword Of Gideon

The Sword of Gideon group are brought together to avenge the real-life murders of eleven young Israeli atheletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Shot on location in Europe, this action film centres around two of the group of anti-terrorist execution experts, Avener (Steven Bauer) and Robert (Michael York) who have been assembled by an Israeli intelligence agency to find the terrorists and seek vengeance.

Starring Steven Bauer, Michael York, Robert Joy, Laurent Malet
Director Michael Anderson
Studio CINEMA CLUB
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 53 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 05 Apr 2004
Production year: 1986
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    The massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics is the starting point for this TV action movie from director Michael Anderson (Logan's Run, The Quiller Memorandum). Steven Bauer is the commando, assigned to head an anti-terrorist squad to avenge the murders, and the strong supporting cast includes Michael York as an explosives expert and Colleen Dewhurst as prime minister Golda Meir. As entertainment it works well, though inevitably it will leave audiences divided on the morality of these revenge killings.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • Rated - 4 stars

    not bad

    The movie was too long and quite slow moving, but very suspensful, so it will keep you watching till the end.

    Basically how an israeli mission gets botched up.

      • A customer from london,england
      • Posted 15 Apr 2005 10:01

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  • Rated - 3 stars

    Sword of Gideon

    Enjoyable and thought provoking film.

    Stephen Bauer utterly convincing in the title role.

    the film 'Munich' also focused on the aftermath of the killings of the Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic games - that film was not as raw.

      • A customer from Bristol
      • Posted 25 Oct 2009 unknown

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      The Sword of Gideon group are brought together to avenge the real-life murders of eleven young Israeli atheletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Shot on location in Europe, this action film centres around two of the group of anti-terrorist execution experts, Avener (Steven Bauer) and Robert (Michael ...