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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 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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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 | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: 05 Apr 2004 |
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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 ... read more »
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Sword of Gideon
Enjoyable and thought provoking film.
Stephen Bauer utterly convincing in the title role.
the film 'Munich' also focused on the ... read more »
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Could be sharper
This is the first swipe at the story of the covert Israeli reprisals that followed the Munich Olympics massacre, later dramatized in rather more muscular ... read more »
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Interesting
Overlong, slow moving and dated.
Despite these criticisms, the film sensitively portrays an Israeli officer's dilemas as he struggles with hia ... read more »