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Munich (2005) -- Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.
Munich (2005) -- Clip: The Team Discusses The Mission For the First Time Over Dinner
Munich (2005) -- Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.
Munich (2005) -- Clip: Avner And Carl Talk In The Hotel Lobby
Munich (2005) -- Clip: Avner Meets Gloda Meir and Top Israeli Officials

Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   70,046 votes
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Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers (WGA):
Tony Kushner (screenplay) and
Eric Roth (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 January 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | Thriller more
Tagline:
The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.
Plot:
Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 21 nominations more
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(106 articles)
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User Comments:
A Half Cooked Masterpiece more

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  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Munich (Canada: French title) (France)
Steven Spielberg's Munich (Australia)
Untitled 1972 Munich Olympics Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic violence, some sexual content, nudity and language.
Runtime:
164 min | Philippines:163 min (cut)
Country:
USA | Canada | France
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

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Trivia:
In the opening segment of the movie, there is a brief shot of two Israeli girls watching TV appearing twice. The one of the left is Steven Spielberg's daughter Sasha Spielberg. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The black Mercedes W114 230.6 used by the KGB agents during the Greece assassination scene is patched together to make it more "historic." The front doors were made to look like a Series 1 model, with divided side windows, made prior August 1973. The side mirror was removed completely. The rest of the car is clearly a Series 2 (post August 1973), including the model designation 230.6 itself (it should read just "230", the two different models 230.4 and 230.6 co-existed after August 1973). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
American Athlete: Hey! Oh! Shame, shame! Closing down the beer garden. 100 meter dash powered by knackwurst and lager.
American Athlete: Where are you guys from?
American Athlete: What is your event?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Prelude to a Kiss more

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Did Hans killed himself?
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358 out of 542 people found the following comment useful:-
A Half Cooked Masterpiece, 23 December 2005
8/10
Author: marcosaguado from Los Angeles, USA

Steven Spielberg has absolutely everything at his disposal, he can make an epic in no time at all. But, even he must know that films, most films have a soul and that can't be rushed. Why the need to rush this film into screens? For Oscar consideration? If there was a film that needed nurturing and thought was this one. The length is a flaw in itself. It makes it appear self indulgent and, quite frankly,annoying. If one could, and one should, put that aside, "Munich" is a remarkable experience. Tony Kushner and Eric Roth deal with people in all its complexity - a welcome new detail in a Spielberg film - and that gives "Munich" its most powerful aspect. Eric Bana is extraordinary and the humanity of his gaze is confusing and recognizable at the same time. His crying at hearing his child's voice over the phone is as real as his hardness when he massacres his targets. The controversy raising after the first public screenings seems pre-fabricated by a marketing machine. The questioning of Bana's character and the appalling nature of revenge can't be controversial it's at the base of human nature. To call Spielberg "no friend of Israel" is as absurd as it is suspicious. No, this movie is a thriller, based on actual events, directed by the greatest craftsman of the last 30 years in a record amount of time. Go see it.

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