September 5,” a historical thriller about the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis, will be released by Paramount Pictures. The film, a buzzy sales title on the festival circuit, is set to open in select theaters on Nov.

Paramount will open thriller 'September 5' about the 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre on Nov. 27 in limited theaters before expanding off movie's heat at fall film festivals.

Tim Fehlbaum's drama about ABC Sports' coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics has been discussed as a surprise potential Best Picture contender.

In a move that will thoroughly shake up the Oscar race, Paramount Pictures has snagged the U.S. distribution rights to the hottest sales title that played at this year's fall film festivals, an across-the-board contender called September 5,