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Directed by | |||
| Steven Spielberg | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Tony Kushner | (screenplay) and | |
| Eric Roth | (screenplay) | |
| George Jonas | (book "Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team") | |
Produced by | |||
| Kathleen Kennedy | .... | producer | |
| Barry Mendel | .... | producer | |
| Vincent Servant | .... | assistant producer | |
| Steven Spielberg | .... | producer | |
| Colin Wilson | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Janusz Kaminski | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael Kahn | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lucky Englander | |||
| Fritz Fleischhacker | |||
| Jina Jay | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Rick Carter | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Rod McLean | (supervising art director) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| John Bush | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Joanna Johnston | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nicola Buck | .... | crowd makeup artist: Budapest | |
| Maria Cork | .... | special effects hair technician | |
| Paul Engelen | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Carl Fullerton | .... | key makeup artist: New York | |
| Marcelle Genovese | .... | hairdresser: Malta | |
| Christine Giugno | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Hilary Haines | .... | hair stylist | |
| Judit Halász | .... | crowd hairdresser: Budapest | |
| Katalin Jakots | .... | crowd makeup artist: Budapest (as Kati Jakots) | |
| Deborah Jarvis | .... | hair stylist | |
| Melissa Lackersteen | .... | first assistant makeup artist | |
| Craig Lindberg | .... | makeup artist: New York | |
| Alain Luzy | .... | key hairdresser: Paris | |
| Balázs Novák | .... | makeup artist | |
| Gabriella Németh | .... | crowd hairdresser: Budapest (as Gabriella Nemeth) | |
| Rossana Parker | .... | makeup artist (as Rosanna Parker) | |
| Julio Parodi | .... | crowd hair stylist: Paris | |
| Paula Price | .... | hair stylist | |
| Darren Robinson | .... | special makeup effects | |
| Florence Roumieu | .... | key makeup artist: Paris | |
| Neal Scanlan | .... | prosthetics makeup supervisor | |
| Kenneth Walker | .... | key hair stylist: New York (as Ken Walker) | |
| Julia Wilson | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jeremy Woodhead | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Chantal Busuttil | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Terry Jones | .... | special makeup effects and animatronics (uncredited) | |
| Sam Nicholson | .... | special makeup effects and animatronics (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| John Bernard | .... | production supervisor | |
| Gilles Castera | .... | production manager: Hungary & France | |
| Aneta Cebula | .... | unit manager | |
| Maxime Couteret | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Mike Fantasia | .... | production supervisor | |
| Christophe Fustini | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Ian Hickinbotham | .... | unit production manager | |
| Stephanie Ito | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Colas Jourdain | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| François Pichon | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Peter Seres | .... | production manager | |
| Jérôme Servant | .... | unit manager | |
| Denis L. Stewart | .... | unit production manager: prep | |
| Tamás Zákonyi S. | .... | production supervisor | |
Sound Department | |||
| Alexander Beddow | .... | adr re-recording mixer (as Alex Beddow) | |
| James Bennett | .... | adr recordist | |
| Mark Berger | .... | additional re-recording mixer | |
| Robert Bonello | .... | sound assistant: Malta | |
| Karen Brocco | .... | assistant dialogue editor (as Karen A. Brocco) | |
| Ben Burtt | .... | sound designer | |
| Ben Burtt | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| John Casali | .... | boom operator | |
| Derek Casari | .... | adr engineer | |
| Gary Dodkin | .... | boom operator | |
| Luke Dunn Gielmuda | .... | foley editor | |
| Coya Elliott | .... | assistant effects editor | |
| Sean England | .... | foley recordist | |
| Csongor Fazekas | .... | assistant sound | |
| Andre Fenley | .... | supervising assistant sound editor (as André Fenley) | |
| Sylvain Gage | .... | adr re-recording mixer | |
| Pascal Garneau | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Jeanne Gilliland | .... | boom operator | |
| Peter Gleaves | .... | adr mixer | |
| Peter Gleaves | .... | adr re-recording mixer | |
| Craig Heath | .... | recordist: 20th Century Fox Studios | |
| Ellen Heuer | .... | foley artist | |
| Richard Hymns | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Doc Kane | .... | adr re-recording mixer | |
| Noah Katz | .... | ADR support | |
| Bruce Lacey | .... | adr editor | |
| Greg LaPlante | .... | digital mastering | |
| David Lucarelli | .... | adr recordist | |
| Barbara McBane | .... | adr editor | |
| Marilyn McCoppen | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Stuart McCowan | .... | assistant adr editor | |
| Al Nelson | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Andy Nelson | .... | re-recording mixer | |
| John Nutt | .... | adr editor | |
| Jordan O'Neill | .... | DTS Sound Mastering Engineer | |
| Richard Quinn | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Gene Radzik | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Robert Renga | .... | recordist: 20th Century Fox Studios | |
| Erin Michael Rettig | .... | sound engineer | |
| Charleen Richards | .... | adr re-recording mixer (as Charleen Steeves) | |
| Frank Rinella | .... | foley mixer (as Frank Aglieri-Rinella) | |
| Gary Rizzo | .... | additional re-recording mixer | |
| William Sarokin | .... | sound mixer: New York | |
| Christopher Scarabosio | .... | re-recording mixer | |
| Christopher Scarabosio | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Kevin Sellers | .... | foley editor | |
| Vincent Servant | .... | boom operator | |
| Denis St. Amand | .... | re-recording engineer: 20th Century Fox Sutdios | |
| David Stephenson | .... | sound mixer | |
| Paul Stula | .... | epk sound mixer | |
| Ewa Sztompke | .... | supervising dialogue editor (as Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield) | |
| Addison Teague | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Dennie Thorpe | .... | foley artist (as Denise Thorpe) | |
| Jana Vance | .... | foley artist | |
| Matthew Wood | .... | sound design recordist | |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | .... | adr supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Christian Alzmann | .... | digital artist | |
| Lance Baetkey | .... | digital paint/roto supervisor | |
| Christopher Balog | .... | Digital Resource Assistant (Industrial Light & Magic) | |
| Jamie Baxter | .... | compositor | |
| Ryan Beadle | .... | digital I/O | |
| Steve Caldwell | .... | digital compositor | |
| Grady Cofer | .... | associate visual effects supervisor | |
| Jay Cooper | .... | digital artist | |
| Samuel M. Dabbs | .... | compositor | |
| David M. Gray | .... | visual effects production coordinator (as David Gray) | |
| Pablo Helman | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Shaina Holmes | .... | digital compositor | |
| Shaina Holmes | .... | digital coordinator | |
| Richard Kratt | .... | digital compositor | |
| Gretchen Libby | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Jake Maymudes | .... | digital artist | |
| Darin McCormick-Millett | .... | digital opticals producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio | |
| Sébastien Moreau | .... | Inferno artist: ILM | |
| Erin D. O'Connor | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Anthony Pitone | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Chad Taylor | .... | Inferno artist | |
| Alex Tropiec Jr. | .... | Inferno artist: ILM | |
| Amani Williams | .... | digital compositor | |
| Kevin May | .... | Sabre artist (uncredited) | |
| Michael Rich | .... | assistant digital effects artist: ILM (uncredited) | |
| Antonio Torres | .... | digital artist: Digital Intermediate, Pacific Title (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Rodica Alkalai | .... | casting: Israel | |
| Vanessa Baker | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Dixie Chassay | .... | casting assistant | |
| Elizabeth Dean | .... | casting manager (as Elizabeth Dionne) | |
| Brendan Donnison | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Sándor Dénes | .... | extras casting: Hungary | |
| Evy Figliolini | .... | extras casting | |
| Makis Gazis | .... | casting: Greece | |
| Bonello Gordon | .... | assistant extras casting | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | voice casting | |
| Robin Hudson | .... | casting assistant | |
| Hervé Jakubowicz | .... | casting contact: France | |
| Mari Makó | .... | casting: Hungary | |
| Juliette Ménager | .... | casting contact: France | |
| Marc Robert | .... | casting contact: France | |
| Eric Souliere | .... | casting assistant | |
| Terri Taylor | .... | casting consultant | |
| David M. Waldron | .... | background casting associate: New York | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Samantha Becker | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Andrew Blustain | .... | assistant editor | |
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Martin Cohen | .... | post-production executive | |
| Patrick Crane | .... | associate editor | |
| Mike Cuevas | .... | assistant editor | |
| Kristóf Deák | .... | editing department assistant | |
| Mark Gillard | .... | assistant editor | |
| Dale E. Grahn | .... | color timer | |
| Andrew Lee | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Yvan Lucas | .... | dailies timer | |
| Michael Pedraza | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Michael Trent | .... | assistant editor | |
| Silja Tõnisson | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Michael T. Wilson | .... | assistant editor | |
| Daniel Lapira | .... | editorial team (uncredited) | |
| Sam Seig | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Ramiro Belgardt | .... | music editor | |
| Gloria Cheng | .... | musician: piano solo | |
| Bryan Clements | .... | scoring crew | |
| Kevin Connolly | .... | musician | |
| Sandy DeCrescent | .... | music contractor | |
| Steve Erdody | .... | musician: cello solos (as Steven Erdody) | |
| Mark Eshelman | .... | scoring crew | |
| Mark Graham | .... | music librarian | |
| Edward Karam | .... | orchestrator | |
| Greg Loskorn | .... | scoring technician | |
| Adam Michalak | .... | score recordist | |
| Shawn Murphy | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Kathy Nelson | .... | executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures | |
| Conrad Pope | .... | orchestrator | |
| Joel Sill | .... | music consultant | |
| Steven L. Smith | .... | music preparation | |
| James Thatcher | .... | musician: French horn | |
| Kenneth Wannberg | .... | music editor (as Ken Wannberg) | |
| Jerry Williams | .... | musician: percussion | |
| Tom Raney | .... | musician: percussion (uncredited) | |
| Lisbeth Scott | .... | featured vocalist (uncredited) | |
| Robert Wolff | .... | scoring crew (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Jalal Aqdim | .... | picture vehicle assistant coordinator: France | |
| Soma Benke | .... | assistant transportation coordinator | |
| Tibor Bodor | .... | driver | |
| Brendon 'Moose' Boyd | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Gábor Bársony | .... | picture vehicle assistant | |
| Ian Clarke | .... | vehicle technician | |
| Nicolas Coatantiée | .... | driver | |
| Alice Cordie | .... | driver | |
| Henry Dray | .... | transportation captain | |
| Bobby Finn | .... | transportation | |
| Ernest Gauci | .... | driver: cast - Eric Bana and Family | |
| Charles Heidet | .... | action vehicle coordinator | |
| István Ivanov | .... | driver | |
| Yann Jouannic | .... | driver: cast, France | |
| Graham Kelly | .... | picture vehicle supervisor | |
| Peter Knób | .... | driver: producer (as Peter Knob) | |
| Balazs Lengyel | .... | picture vehicles | |
| Patrick Thomas McManus | .... | assistant picture vehicle coordinator | |
| Szabolcs Mihályi | .... | transportation captain (as Dr. Szabolcs Mihályi) | |
| Grégoire Mouveau | .... | transportation assistant: France | |
| Boris Olomi | .... | picture vehicle technician | |
| Jr. Sandor Paradi | .... | driver: producer (as Sandor Paradi Jr.) | |
| Octave Raspail | .... | production driver | |
| Jérôme Servant | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Zsolt Somogyi | .... | unit transportation coordinator | |
| Zoltán Szalay | .... | assistant picture vehicle coordinator | |
| Sean Thornton | .... | picture vehicle technician | |
| Gabe Turiello | .... | driver | |
| Alexandre Thiery | .... | production driver: Paris (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Sándor Demján | .... | special thanks | |
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Munich may just be Spielberg's greatest accomplishment ever and it isn't a sweeping epic like you'd expect, but a patient psychological thriller that sneaks up on you and takes you and shakes you. It not shy away from blood, politics or nudity in its portrayal of events and this makes it extremely intense, absorbing and occasionally very violent.
The first half of Münich is not altogether different from a heist drama; a group of diverse men with different skills team up to accomplish a mission. They get to travel across Europe, make deals, infiltrate suspect facilities and manufacture explosive devices. Unlike heist films, however, their mission is not for personal gain, but for the government. They are to assassinate eleven Arabs who were alleged to be behind terrorist attacks like Münich 1972. So the more accessible part of the film sees Bana and his men botch their way through a hit-list as inexperienced hit-men, fumbling and trembling with the weight of this somber new task.
This part is so extraordinarily well-handled and engaging with a tone so tense and shadowed by politics and ethical dilemmas that every slight pause is mistaken for humour. It is also an excellent portrayal of an era - the 1970s - with great eye for detail, all carefully sewn together by a master tailor (Spielberg). It is a fantastic piece of film-making.
While Munich keeps you interested throughout, it gradually loses its fresh thriller edge by opting for more typical scenarios. Eric Bana's character goes through emotional struggles because he finds it too hard to kill people. He thinks about his family--his wife has just had a baby girl. He wonders if he is doing the right thing. He starts sympathizing with the Arabs. He wonders if they killings will stop once he has completed his mission. Everything is classic and you saw it coming. It needs to be present in the film for a balanced portrayal but the hackneyed formula with which it is expressed is disappointing. It started so promising, after all.
Sadly, the culmination of this slightly hackneyed recipe manifests itself in the final scene of the film and it is absolutely dreadful and drags the whole film down by at least one star - but overall this is superb quality that is carried by a strong ensemble cast (Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig) although it is ultimately Bana's show. He captures the inner turmoil and hesitation of his character in the most believable way, making Munich into a worthwhile adventure for its performances alone. But most importantly, it dares to asks questions.
8/10