Munich
The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.
Overview
During 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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (2006)
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Box office
Grossed $131M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $70M budget
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Based on
Based on Vengeance
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Filming locations
Filmed in Budapest, New York City, Malta and Paris
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Setting
Set in Paris, Greece, London and 3 other places
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Music
Music by John Williams
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Janusz Kamiński
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tony KushnerScreenplay
- Eric RothScreenplay
- George JonasBook
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 23, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $70M
- Revenue
- $131M
- Countries
- United States of America, Canada, Hungary, France
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In the United States
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Cast
Eric BanaAvner
Daniel CraigSteve
Ciarán HindsCarl
Mathieu KassovitzRobert
Hanns ZischlerHans
Ayelet ZurerDaphna
Geoffrey RushEphraim
Gila AlmagorAvner's Mother
Michael LonsdalePapa
Mathieu AmalricLouis
Moritz BleibtreuAndreas
Valeria Bruni TedeschiSylvie
Meret BeckerYvonne
Marie-Josée CrozeJeanette the Dutch Assassin
Yvan AttalTony
Ami WeinbergGeneral Zamir
Lynn CohenGolda Meir- Amos LaviGeneral Yariv
Moshe IvgyMike Harari
Raffi TavorMinister
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