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Munich (2005)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Eric Bana Avner
Daniel Craig Steve
Ciarán Hinds Carl
Mathieu Kassovitz Robert
Hanns Zischler Hans
Ayelet Zorer Daphna
Ayelet Zurer Daphna
Geoffrey Rush Ephraim
Michel Lonsdale Papa
Mathieu Amalric Louis
Gila Almagor Avner's Mother
Michael Lonsdale Papa
Ciaran Hinds
Movie Details
Genre Drama; History; Thriller
Director Steven Spielberg
Producer Kathleen Kennedy; Barry Mendel; Steven Spielberg
Writer Tony Kushner; Eric Roth
Studio Dreamworks
Language German
Audience Rating R
Running Time 164 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.7
Plot
Much as Steven Spielberg followed 1993's special-effects blockbuster Jurassic Park with a far more downbeat and personal project later the same year, Schindler's List, in 2005 after tearing up the box office with War of the Worlds the director closed out the year with a powerful and thoughtful drama about the human costs of international terrorism. The 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, were supposed to be a peaceful gathering of outstanding athletes from around the world, but on September 5, the games took a sinister turn when eight masked Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic village, killing two Israeli athletes and abducting nine others. The kidnappers demanded safe passage out of Germany in addition to the release of Arab prisoners in Israeli and German prisons, but when they arrived at the Munich airport they were met by German police and military forces, and in the melee that followed, all nine hostages were killed. In the wake of the killings, the Israeli government gave Mossad, the nation's intelligence agency, a special assignment — to track down and eliminate the Palestinians responsible for the death of the Israeli athletes. A young and idealistic Mossad agent (Eric Bana) is assigned to the four-man unit created to wipe out the Olympic terrorists, but while he believes in serving his country, as their bloody work goes on he begins to buckle under the weight of his work and wonders if he can morally justify his nation's acts of revenge. Munich also stars Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Ciarán Hinds. — Mark Deming
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 291
Collection Status In Collection
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Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 025192182327
Release Date 5/9/2006
Subtitles English; Spanish; French
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
AC-3 Color Dolby Dubbed Subtitled Widescreen NTSC