Sword of Gideon
Brief Synopsis
A group of five men are recruited to avenge the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. The fictional treatment of Israel's actions describes the efforts of the team and questions the morality of revenge. The Sword of Gideon represents Israeli justice.
Cast & Crew
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Michael Anderson
Director
Ernesto Echevarria
David Zatouti
Karen Racicot
Lisa Hull
Liza Mcisaac
Film Details
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; London, England, United Kingdom; Jordan; Jerusalem, Israel; Yehuda, Israel; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
A group of five men are recruited to avenge the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. The fictional treatment of Israel's actions describes the efforts of the team and questions the morality of revenge. The Sword of Gideon represents Israeli justice.
Director
Michael Anderson
Director
Cast
Ernesto Echevarria
David Zatouti
Karen Racicot
Lisa Hull
Liza Mcisaac
Robert Joy
Yair Rubin
David Weinstein
Jack Messenger
Colleen Dewhurst
Leslie Hope
Rod Steiger
Gladys Hadaya
Pierre Magny
Peter Dvorsky
Carol Ann Francis
John Hirsch
Daniel Alfie
Arthur Grosser
Audi Levy
Sonia Benezra
Eric Gaudry
Linda Griffiths
Harry Hill
Shawn Lawrence
Nati Dabakh
Pauline Rathbone
Hrant Alianak
Danette Mackay
Michael York
Laurent Malet
Clare Walker
Serge Bossac
Cyrielle Claire
Steven Bauer
Neil Kroetch
Septimiu Seber
Bassir Dany Rajjab
Mimi D'estee
Lino Ventura
Pierre Zimmer
Miro Wahba
Gregory Tal
Israel Rubinchik
Crew
Alberto Acciarito
Assistant Director
Claude Agostini
Director Of Photography
Benito Alchmede
Boom Operator
Eitan Alon
Unit Location Manager
Denise Andres
Wardrobe
Jacques Arcouette
Other
Henry Avalon
Transportation Captain
Avi Avrahami
Best Boy
Vincent Bataillon
Assistant Director
Peter Bennet
Assistant Director
John Berger
Stunts
Shmuel Bergerano
Accountant
Jacques F Bernier
Camera Assistant
Louis Fernand Billet
Props
Jennifer Black
Post-Production Supervisor
Larry Blanchette
Grip
Yaacov Bokman
Key Grip
Andrea Bolognini
Production Coordinator
Elio Bosi
Grip
Manon Bougie
Production Accountant
Marie-angele Breitner-protat
Makeup
Henry Bronchtein
Assistant Director
Chris Bryant
Screenplay
Liz Bunton
Other
Malcolm R. Burgess
Production Manager
Steve Burgess
Assistant Camera Operator
Michele Cadieux
Production Coordinator
Luciano Calosso
Set Decorator
Kathryn Casault
Makeup Assistant
Denise Cassotti
Production Coordinator
Jacques Chamberland
Props
Monique Champagne
Continuity
Pierre Charpentier
Grip
Ronit Chayun
Production Coordinator
Sergio Conti
Grip
Robert Coret
Grip
Marie-ghislaine Cretier
Production Assistant
Massimo Cristaldi
Production Manager
Ginette D'amico
Casting
John Danyluk
Generator Operator
Jean Louis Daoust
Key Grip
Pierre Davoust
Boom Operator
Jean Maurice Deensted
Key Grip
Georges Delerue
Music
Brigitte Demolizon
Costumes
Gary Deprato
Sound Effects Editor
Michel Dernuet
Construction
Roberto Diamanti
Grip
Vincenzo Dicostanzo
Props
Remo Dolci
Gaffer
Laurie Drew
Costume Designer
Alex Dukay
Photography
Michal Engel
Assistant Director
Assi Esterkin
Props Buyer
Maryse Faure
Hairdresser
Ronald Fauteux
Props
Jonathan Filley
Production Manager
Marc Fiquet
Props
Bryony Foster
Set Decorator
Jean-vincent Fournier
Props Assistant
Victoria Frodsham
Assistant Director
Marc Furtado
Production Assistant
Louise Gagne
Assistant Costume Designer
Marcel Gellier
Key Grip
Jean Gerin
Production Coordinator
Jacques Godbout
Effects Assistant
Robert Guertin
Assistant Camera Operator
Alain Guyard
Grip
Consuelo Hailey
Makeup
Consuelo Hailey
Hair
Simon Haveland
Assistant Director
Claude Hazanavicius
Sound
Linda Hebert
Production Assistant
Madeleine Henrie
Assistant Director
Amy Herman
Production Accountant
Andrew Hermant
Music
Denis Heroux
Executive Producer
John Herron
Assistant Director
Jim Hopkins
Sound Editor
Stephen Humble
Assistant Editor
Martin Hume
Assistant Camera Operator
Cathy Hunt
Adr Editor
Chris Hutton
Sound Effects Editor
Tony Iulo
Grip
George Jonas
Book As Source Material
Manuel Jover
Grip
John Kemeny
Executive Producer
Joyce King
Production Manager
Zion Kobi
Construction
Ken Korrall
Location Scout
Claude Lacoursiere
Production Assistant
Robert Lantos
Producer
Francois Leclerc
Unit Manager
Francois Leclerc
Location Manager
Avrahami Leibman
Gaffer
Raymond Leplont
Production Manager
Gadi Levy
Production Manager
John Lewin
Best Boy
Pierre Magny
Assistant Director
Marion Mailhot
Grip
Brian Marshall
Sound Mixer
Paul Massey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Mattiquez
Electrician
Dwayne Mclean
Stunt Coordinator
Carolyn Mcwhorter
Production Accountant
Doron Mizrahi
Propman
Thierry Morlaas
Boom Operator
Yohai Moshe
Boom Operator
Don Mothersill
Wardrobe
Jan Nicolichuk
Assistant Editor
Gaetan Noiseux
Hair
Josephine O'neil
Cashier
Avner Orshalimi
Assistant Director
Keith Pamplin
Boom Operator
Lily Partheniou
Accounting Assistant
Charles Paviot
Assistant Director
Les Pearce
Grip
Yoram Polach
Special Effects
James Porteous
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Giora Porter
On-Set Dresser
Jean-yves Poulain
Assistant Director
Bob Predovich
Other
Rene Quillard
Electrician
Richard Ratliff
Special Effects Coordinator
Shneor Ratzkovsky
Production Auditor
Dana Robin
Location Manager
Cindy Romanovich
Sound Effects Editor
Ariel Roshko
Art Director
Jean-charles Ruault
Sound Mixer
Luke Sacher
Assistant Director
Don Sarri
Gaffer
Amy Sayres
Assistant Director
Robert Schulman
Key Grip
James Sherman
Props
Steve Shewchuk
Set Decorator
Meir Sigura
Transportation Captain
Alan C Smith
Camera Operator
Zvi Speilmann
Production Supervisor
Marco Sperouti
Assistant Camera Operator
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Richard Stone
Music Supervisor
John Stowe
Dresser
Marlene Tommasi
Casting
Tova Tzipin
Casting Director
Loretta Vanhart
Post-Production Accountant
Michel Vocoret
Gaffer
Clare Walker
Casting
Mary Jayne Wallace
Dresser
Andrew Warren
Assistant Director
James Waters
Key Grip
Trevor Williams
Production Designer
Ron Wisman
Editor
Shriki Yitzhak
Other
Rochelle Zaltzman
Costume Designer
Rola Zayed
Assistant
Zigler Zeev
Other
Debbie Zwicker
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; London, England, United Kingdom; Jordan; Jerusalem, Israel; Yehuda, Israel; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 29, 1986
