Munich
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"Munich" is a 2005 Steven Spielberg film that dramatizes events following the 1972 Olympic Games massacre in Munich, Germany. The film matters as a significant work from a major director that explores complex themes of revenge, morality, and the human cost of political violence.
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7.1During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Released: 2005-12-23164 minDir: Steven SpielbergDrama, Action, History, Thriller
Cast
- Eric Bana as Avner
- Daniel Craig as Steve
- Ciarán Hinds as Carl
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Robert
- Hanns Zischler as Hans
- Ayelet Zurer as Daphna
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- Published
- 26 January 2006
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Munich is a 2005 epic historical drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, co-written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth. It is based on the 1984 book Vengeance by George Jonas, an account of Mossad assassinations following the Munich massacre.
Munich was released by Universal Pictures in the United States and Canada and internationally by DreamWorks Pictures on December 23, 2005, and received five Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Score. The film made $131 million worldwide but just $47 million in the United States, making it one of Spielberg's lowest-grossing films domestically. In 2017, the film was named the 16th "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times.