OVERVIEW: Hailed as “one of the best movies of the year”
(Fandango) that “succeeds on every level” (Deadline), the “masterful and
heart-pounding” (Awards Daily) SEPTEMBER 5 arrives to purchase or rent on
Digital February 4, 2025 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The film will arrive
on Blu-ray™ February 18.
Fans who purchase SEPTEMBER 5 on Digital* will
have access to nearly an hour of fascinating bonus content that delves into the
significance of the historic broadcast from the 1972 Olympics and the
extraordinary work that went into meticulously recreating that intense moment in
time.
SYNOPSIS: During the 1972 Munich Olympics, a hostage crisis pushes legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard) to thrust an untested sports producer, Geoff Mason (John Magaro), into the spotlight of breaking news coverage. With lives hanging in the balance and the world watching, this pivotal moment, based on a true story, reshaped journalism forever.
BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 2.39:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Master Audio in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes English subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.39:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English 7.1, Spanish 5.1 and
French 5.1
Dolby Atmos True-HD MA
Subtitles - English, English SDH, French, Spanish
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Remaking Broadcast History — Join actors Peter
Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, and more as they
share the challenges of portraying the real people tasked
with reporting on the world's first televised hostage
crisis.
A Meticulous Undertaking — See how an
empty space was transformed into a stunning replica of the
iconic 1972 broadcast studio where the ABC Sports team
witnessed the unfolding tragedy.
On The Global Stage — The 1972 Munich
Olympics marked a turning point in history, where the line
between journalism and complicity blurred. Delve into the
ethical and journalistic dilemmas faced by the team as
they weighed reporting the news and potentially fueling
further violence.
Screen Actors Guild Q&A – Discussion with
writer, producer, and director Tim Fehlbaum, actors Peter
Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, and Leonie Benesch,
and casting director Nancy Foy.
Producers Guild of America Q&A — A
conversation with writer, producer, and director Tim
Fehlbaum, p.g.a., producer Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer,
p.g.a., Thomas Wöbke, p.g.a., and John Ira Palmer, p.g.a.