Critically Acclaimed September 5 UK Home Entertainment Details

We might be only a third way through 2025, Tim Fehlbaum’s intense drama thriller September 5 is one of the best films of this year. UK cinephiles can pick up their copy when Paramount Home Entertainment arriving first on Digital*, then onon Blu-ray™ and DVD.

September 5 stars John Magaro, Peter Sarsgaard The film details the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympics through the eyes of the American sports producers who covered the event live and changed television news forever.

Freda Cooper reviewed the film for it’s cinema release giving it 4.5/5 rating. Describing the film “Fehlbaum’s docudrama is a ticking time bomb, playing out as a nail-biter with stakes that couldn’t be much higher“.

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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.

Bonus content is detailed below:

• Remaking Broadcast History — 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.

The film also stars Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Corey Johnson, Georgina Rich, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, Ferdinand Dörfler.

September 5 will first be available on Digital platforms from 8th April. Then on Blu-Ray and DVD from 14th April.

*If you buy 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.