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Munich

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.

20057.12h 44m

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.

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Tony Kushner, Eric Roth, George Jonas
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Colin Wilson, Kathleen Kennedy
Box OfficeBudget: $70.0MRevenue: $131.0M

Top Cast

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

Avner

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Steve

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Carl

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Robert

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Hans

Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zurer

Daphna

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Ephraim

Gila Almagor

Gila Almagor

Avner's Mother

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Papa

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Louis

Themes & Keywords

hotel roomisraelmossadassassinationparis, francehostageolympic games1970sintelligencemunich, germanyailul al aswadplo terrorist groupbomb constructorolympian villagerevengeterrorismterrorist group

About Munich

Munich is a drama, action, history, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of hotel room, israel, mossad, assassination, paris, france, hostage. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it stars Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds. 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.

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