Sword of Gideon

Sword of Gideon
GenreAction
Drama
Thriller
Based onVengeance
by George Jonas
Screenplay byChris Bryant
Directed byMichael Anderson
StarringSteven Bauer
Michael York
Robert Joy
Laurent Malet
Peter Dvorsky
Rod Steiger
Lino Ventura
Colleen Dewhurst
Leslie Hope
John Hirsch
Cyrielle Clair
Linda Griffiths
Daniel Alfie
Hrant Alianak
Sonia Benezra
Music byGeorges Delerue
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDenis Héroux
John Kemeny
Robert Lantos
ProducerGeorge Jonas
CinematographyClaude Agostini
EditorRon Wisman
Running time173 min.
Production companyHBO Pictures
Original release
NetworkCTV
HBO
ReleaseNovember 29, 1986 (1986-11-29)
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Sword of Gideon is a 1986 Canadian television film about Mossad agents hunting down terrorists associated with the 1972 Munich massacre. It was first shown on the CTV Television Network in Canada as a four-hour miniseries and later on HBO in the United States. Directed by Michael Anderson and written by Chris Bryant, the film stars Steven Bauer and Michael York. The film is based on the book Vengeance by George Jonas, an account of the incident which has been criticized by some intelligence personnel as fictional, though because of its covert nature is difficult to prove or disprove. In some countries the book was titled Vengeance: Sword of Gideon, from which the movie title is drawn. The story was retold in the 2005 film Munich by Steven Spielberg.