Movies for the Day, Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Today is the birthday of outlaw Jesse James, September is the traditional back to school month, and today marks the anniversary of the terrorist massacre at the 1972 Olympics.  These films help mark these events.

Jesse James (1939) is the classic movie of
the life of outlaw Jesse James, born
September 5, 1847.








Jesse James









I Am a Promise:  The Children of Stanton
Elementary School (1993) is the story
of a Philadelphia inner city school.  It won an
Oscar as Best Documentary.  September is
back to school month.




I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School








One Day in September (1999) is about Palestinian
terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage at the
1972 Munich Olympic Games and the resulting massacre
from September 5 to 6, 1972.  This film won an Oscar as
Best Feature Documentary.





One Day in September