The biblical reference for this film is Judges, chapter 7.
As referenced by Gen. Harrari, there were 17 Christian pilgrims from Puerto Rico, together with 8 Israelis and 1 Canadian, killed on May 30, 1972, at Lod Airport, now Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
First shown on Canada's CTV network and later on HBO as a four hour miniseries.
Thus Lino Ventura dubs himself for the French version, a French-Canadian actor dubbed Mr.Ventura for the English version.
Considered more factual regarding the team composition and experience than ithe re-make "Munich".. All were military veterans and Army reservists and were well trained by the Mossad.