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    Munich

    • 20052005
    • RR
    • 2h 44min
    IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    216K
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    Munich (2005)
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    Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.

    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Tony Kushner(screenplay)
      • Eric Roth(screenplay)
      • George Jonas(book "Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team")
    • Stars
      • Eric Bana
      • Daniel Craig
      • Marie-Josée Croze
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Tony Kushner(screenplay)
      • Eric Roth(screenplay)
      • George Jonas(book "Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team")
    • Stars
      • Eric Bana
      • Daniel Craig
      • Marie-Josée Croze
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 879User reviews
    • 230Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 14 wins & 75 nominations total

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    Mathieu Kassovitz and Hanns Zischler in Munich (2005)
    Eric Bana and Ayelet Zurer in Munich (2005)
    Mathieu Kassovitz and Hanns Zischler in Munich (2005)
    Eric Bana and Ayelet Zurer in Munich (2005)
    Eric Bana and Ami Weinberg in Munich (2005)
    Geoffrey Rush and Eric Bana in Munich (2005)
    Lynn Cohen, Moshe Ivgy, and Ami Weinberg in Munich (2005)
    Munich (2005)
    Eric Bana and Mathieu Kassovitz in Munich (2005)
    Ciarán Hinds, Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Hanns Zischler in Munich (2005)
    Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, and Hanns Zischler in Munich (2005)
    Eric Bana and Mathieu Kassovitz in Munich (2005)

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    Eric Bana
    Eric Bana
    • Avneras Avner
    Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    • Steveas Steve
    Marie-Josée Croze
    Marie-Josée Croze
    • Jeanette the Dutch Assassinas Jeanette the Dutch Assassin
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Carlas Carl
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Robertas Robert
    Hanns Zischler
    Hanns Zischler
    • Hansas Hans
    Ayelet Zurer
    Ayelet Zurer
    • Daphnaas Daphna
    Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Rush
    • Ephraimas Ephraim
    Gila Almagor
    Gila Almagor
    • Avner's Motheras Avner's Mother
    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Papaas Papa
    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • Louisas Louis
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Andreasas Andreas
    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    • Sylvieas Sylvie
    • (as Valéria Bruni Tedeschi)
    Meret Becker
    Meret Becker
    • Yvonneas Yvonne
    Yvan Attal
    Yvan Attal
    • Tony - Andreas' Friendas Tony - Andreas' Friend
    Ami Weinberg
    Ami Weinberg
    • General Zamiras General Zamir
    Lynn Cohen
    Lynn Cohen
    • Golda Meiras Golda Meir
    Amos Lavi
    Amos Lavi
    • General Yarivas General Yariv
    • (as Amos Lavie)
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Tony Kushner(screenplay)
      • Eric Roth(screenplay)
      • George Jonas(book "Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team")
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    Storyline

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    After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a covert operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    munich olympicsblack septemberjewisraelbased on true story442 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • History
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong graphic violence, some sexual content, nudity and language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Guri Weinberg played his own father. He is the son of Moshe Weinberg, the Israeli wrestling referee and former champion, who died in the massacre when Guri was just one month old.
    • Goofs
      Golda Meir wishes "mazel tov" to Avner's unborn daughter. (So do team members at their first meal together.) Saying "mazel tov" on an unborn baby is bad luck.
    • Quotes

      Robert: We are supposed to be righteous. That's a beautiful thing. And we're losing it. If I lose that, that's everything. That's my soul.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 2005 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Ain't No Sunshine
      Written & Performed by Bill Withers

      Courtesy of Columbia Reecords

      By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

    User reviews879

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A fine effort indeed
    Just because this film has been attacked by pols and shills, here's my 2 cents. Spielberg manages to set the agenda, and sets it correctly. It is indeed about the antecedents to 9/11, and bravo to Spielberg for taking it on, but not somewhere in Afghanistan, but at its genesis, the squalor of Palestine.

    Spielberg's film is an essay on revenge and how hopeless and self-defeating that ancient temptation is. It's brave of Spielberg to say it to us now; brave, too, to paint the avenging Israelis as somewhere below the Angels. Let's be candid: There are harsh sentiments expressed here, by some Israeli characters, that the Evangelical Lobby simply doesn't want aired.

    Spielberg's handling of the Bana character is masterful. Noteworthy is how uncompromising it is: this is a man whose identity has collapsed. It's entirely right that his Israeli handler should refuse the Sabbath-meal invitation at the end, realizing that the bonds of the older religion (and pre-Zionist identity) are shattered and meaningless.

    Spielberg might have improved this product (some of the dialogues are horribly wooden). But that's not important. That a mainstream US film should go where this film goes is significant. This is a major-minor event in Spielberg's long and luminous career.
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    FAQ8

    • Did Hans kill himself?
    • Why does Avner go into his closet to sleep?
    • Why would the CIA protect Salameh, a notorious terrorist?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
      • Italian
      • Greek
      • Russian
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Untitled 1972 Munich Olympics Project
    • Filming locations
      • Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,403,685
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,152,260
      • Dec 25, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $130,982,129
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 44min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-ES
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • SDDS
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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