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Overview
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Release Date:
6 January 2006 (USA)
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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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Mossad
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Black September
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Olympics
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Athlete
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Palestinian
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
Another 15 wins
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24 nominations
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Cast
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Peter Seres | .... | production manager | |
| Jérôme Servant | .... | unit manager | |
| Denis L. Stewart | .... | unit production manager: prep | |
| Tamás Zákonyi S. | .... | production supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Christian Alzmann | .... | digital artist | |
| Lance Baetkey | .... | digital paint/roto supervisor | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| Lisbeth Scott | .... | featured vocalist (uncredited) | |
| Robert Wolff | .... | scoring crew (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Jalal Aqdim | .... | picture vehicle assistant coordinator: France | |
| Soma Benke | .... | assistant transportation coordinator | |
| Brendon 'Moose' Boyd | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Gábor Bársony | .... | picture vehicle assistant | |
| Ian Clarke | .... | vehicle technician | |
| Nicolas Coatantiée | .... | driver | |
| Henry Dray | .... | transportation captain | |
| Bobby Finn | .... | transportation | |
| 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 | |
| Octave Raspail | .... | production driver | |
| Jérôme Servant | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Zsolt Somogyi | .... | unit transportation coordinator | |
| Zoltán Szalay | .... | assistant picture vehicle coordinator | |
| Sean Thornton | .... | picture vehicle technician | |
| Alexandre Thiery | .... | production driver: Paris (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Sándor Demján | .... | special thanks | |
Production Companies
- DreamWorks SKG
- Universal Pictures
- Amblin Entertainment
- Kennedy/Marshall Company, The
- Barry Mendel Productions
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (in association with)
- Peninsula Films (executive production)
- DreamWorks Distribution (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (rights)
- Universal Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
- Asmik Ace Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Bontonfilm (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International Finland (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Solar Entertainment (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
- Net5 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
- Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pacific Title and Art Studio (opticals)
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
- Custom Film Effects (foreign release)
- Neal Scanlan Studios (prosthetics) (as Neal Scanlan Studio)
- 20th Century Fox Studios adr recording (as Fox Post Production Facilities)
- ABC Sports archive footage
- APTN Library archive footage
- ARRI Lighting Rental lighting equipment provided by
- ARRI Rental cameras and lenses (as ARRI Rentals Deutschland GmbH)
- ARRI Rental chapman camera dollies (as ARRI Rentals Deutschland GmbH)
- ARRI Rental grip and lighting equipment
- Abacus Consult accounting: audit
- Adacc
- BLT main title design
- Bank of Budapest Hungarian sponsorship provided by
- Buena Vista Sound adr recording (as Buena Vista Post Production)
- Casting Collective extras casting
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment dollies
- Cinéphase adr recording
- Corbis photo images courtesy of (as Corbis)
- Creative Regie services
- De Lane Lea Sound Centre adr recording (as De Lane Lea Post Production Ltd.)
- Decca Records soundtrack
- Figaro, Le special thanks
- Flashback Productions production services: Hungary (as Flashback Film Productions)
- Getty Images photo images courtesy of
- Goldcrest Post Production London adr recording (as Goldcrest Post Productions Ltd.)
- Government of Malta produced with the financial incentives provided by
- ITN Archive archive footage
- Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) archive footage
- Jo Anne Kane Music Services music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service)
- John Wayne Cancer Foundation special thanks
- Kodak motion picture film supplied by
- Laboratoires Éclair film processing (as Laboratoire Eclair, Paris)
- Light Odyssey truss and lighting equipment: Hungary
- Malta Film Commission special thanks (as Maltese Film Commission)
- Maltese Armed Services special thanks
- NLS Studios adr recording (as N.L.S. Studios Ltd.)
- National Geographic Television Film Library stock footage licensed with permission of (as National Geographic Television & Film Library)
- Pacific Title and Art Studio opticals
- Pacific Title and Art Studio subtitles
- Packair Airfreight international logistics
- Paramount Pictures scene from "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" courtesy of
- Peninsula Films production services: France
- Post Logic Studios digital film mastering
- RBB Media archive footage
- Skywalker Sound post-production sound services
- Sony Pictures Studios music recorded at
- Technicolor processing (as Technicolor, L.A.)
- Translux facilities and trucks
- United States Olympic Committee archive footage (as US Olympic Committee)
- Useful Company digital playback and design
- Useful Company video assist equipment
- Wayne Enterprises John Wayne licensed by
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic violence, some sexual content, nudity and language
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Runtime:
164 min | Philippines:163 min (cut)
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Certification:
Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | Czech Republic:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Spain:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Sweden:15 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (heavily cut) | Hungary:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:16 | Peru:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Denmark:15 | South Africa:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | USA:R (certificate #42321) | France:U (with warning) | Australia:M (TV rating) | India:A (cinema release) | Italy:VM14
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Anachronisms: When the first Palestinian victim (the translator of 1001 Nights) turns at the corner at his house, right before his assassination (around the 37th minute of the movie) a modern parking meter is visible with a sign of a cellular phone.See more »
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[first lines]
American Athlete:Hey! Oh! Shame, shame! Closing down the beer garden. 100 meter dash powered by knackwurst and lager.
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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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Gandhi said, "An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." What distinguishes justice from vengeance? This echoes throughout Steven Spielberg's "Munich". "Munich" is powerful and perhaps Spielberg's most compelling and thought provoking work. He weaves a tapestry of political and social threads focusing on terrorism and the cost of violence. "Munich" is truly amazing in balancing linear storytelling and horrific acts of violence, demonstrating the impact of the aftermath. Spielberg's "Munich" seen through the eyes of Eric Bana's Avner is a powerful allegory that even in the most just and noble fights against terror we eventually become that which we despise. "Munich" really serves as a reminder. Mossad team leader Avner played by Eric Bana is absolutely riveting as the man who begins this righteous cause only to find that the cost is his soul. Anver asks, "When does it ever end?"
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Palestinian terrorists brutally murdered the Israeli wrestling team. This political statement was seen around the world and depicted in gory detail by Director Spielberg. Based on the book "Vengeance" by George Jones, the screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth tells the story of the aftermath of this tragedy. A great Lynn Cohen who plays Prime Minister Golda Meir says, "Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values." Poetic words for what follows are a search and destroy mission. The Mossad assembles a team lead by Avner (Bana) to track down and kill with extreme prejudice all those involved in the terrorist action in Munich. 11 names are identified for execution. These executions are also intended to serve as statements. Anver though an inexperienced operative and not an assassin is selected for the covert mission by Ephriam (the great Geoffrey Rush) for being a strong and effective leader of men. The assassin team is composed of Steve (Daniel Craig—the next James Bond), Carl (Ciaran Hinds), Robert (Mathieu Kassovitz), and Hans (Hanns Zischler). They are dissociated from the Mossad, i.e. they technically don't exist.
In accepting the lead, Avner must leave his beautiful and pregnant wife Daphna (a very strong Ayelet Zorer) for what could be a number of years. Carl has his doubts about Avner, telling him that he was chosen because he is a "good soldier". Soon Carl respects Avner for his quiet force and conscience. Attack of conscience and paranoia soon engulf the team as they become entrenched in the world of underground intelligence for hire. Avner pays large sums of money for information on the whereabouts of his targets from Louis (wonderfully shady Mathiew Amalric) and his wealthy Papa (weary and noble Michael Lonsdale). Avner soon finds that whomever he kills is eventually replaced, and that he and potentially his family is now a target for the terrorists he was assigned to hunt down and kill. The realization is that it truly never ends. Bana is amazing as a trapped animal in the scene in his thrashed apartment—searching for weapons of his demise. Paranoia sets in, and the path of justice and vengeance become blurred. In a poignant scene Robert pleads to Avner, "When I lose my righteousness, I lose everything…"
Nothing about "Munich" is easy, though it is simple. I believe that is Steven Spielberg's intention. "Munich" could be tighter in spots, though this does not diminish the movie's power and impact. Eric Bana emerges as the noble hero battling to salvage his own humanity and his very soul. "When does it ever end?" Perhaps even in the current context there is no real answer—maybe what Spielberg is getting at. It is a reminder of our humanity, that even the most righteous cause may cost our souls. "Munich" is truly a powerful movie worth seeing.