Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14148 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-06-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Full Screen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 172 minutes

Customer Reviews

Very intense drama
Sword of Gideon is a story of revenge by a team of Israeli spies on the perpetrators of the 1972 massacre during the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Speilberg's movie Munich is a poor remake of the Sword of Gideon. I disagree with other reviewers who call this a poor man's Munich. This show tells the story much better and does not need the gore and blood to do it. Plus Spielberg's treatment of the main characters is quite poor -- in his version they're confused knuckleheads who're trying to figure out what it is they're doing. It's hard to conceive that MOSSAD would ever dispatch such a team for a mission this critical. Sword of Gideon does a much better job portraying the characters and telling the story. After all the better storyteller does not need to use pictures to tell his story -- which is what Spielberg does. He can't tell a good story so he fills up his show with gore.

The show is based on a book that while fictional, is based on real-life events. One of the things the book and this film try to show is the moral dilemma faced by the Israeli agents -- something most Israelis and Jew decry. In either case, it and intense movie, one of the great spy shows out there and definitely worth watching.

The Poor Man's 'Munich'
'Sword of Gideon' is essentially a B-rated, 1980's version of Steven Spielberg's 'Munich.' I was a bit surprised at the striking similarity between the two; many of the scenes were almost identical. Depending on how you look at it, you could call the latter either a rip-off or a remake of the former. Nevertheless, I don't see how anyone could think this was better than 'Munich.' It does go into a bit more detail in some parts, but the acting, cinematography, dialogue and the overall production quality is all second rate. Worth a watch if the subject matter interests you, but hardly a monumental cinematic achievement by any means. Or so the prophecy says.....

Revenge is Mine
The strenght of an old woman a strong leader "Golda" establisted the new ground rules , hit them at the center , suspense . tense , constant action , Steven Bauer , Michael York and the team fit well together in this action of vengeance no matter the cost , yet with a true code of honour and respect for those innocent by standers, unlike the terrorist
with savage unconcern for human life ingeneral. The eventual strugle between duty , commitment for country and self emotions stirrs one own heart you get caught up in the action of these honourable anti-terrorist commandos and their dedication to the rules .Rod Steiger, plays a great part of the control and director of communication and the finanical support , an unemotional get the job done , yet he express's a deep tenderness that slips out to show his humanside,his love for Israel is first and goes without question.
Worth seeing , worth having in you libary !!!!!!!!!!!
Luddy