The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next.
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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- Peter McGinnon TMDB · May 20217/10
Another big budget movie from Spielberg, this one a thriller drawn from actual events. The movie was tense and entertaining, with an ensemble cast you have to appreciate. I have no desire to delve into the politics behind the movie or its accuracy. I am looking only at it for its entertainment value. There were a few things I really liked about it. The chemistry among the mission team, once it developed, was impressive. They are not bosom buddies at all, but they grew to appreciate what each other brought to the team. Although there is plenty of tension here, I also appreciated the angle of these men beginning to question the ethics of what they were doing. That sets this script aside from most other thrillers. And I really like Ciara Hinds. He brings a calmness to the role, a calm backed by strength. I have liked in other roles, so it is no more than I expect. I am not a fan of thrillers, but if there were more like this one, who knows?
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Apr 20247/10
The start of this shows the American news reporting of the atrocity at the Munich Olympiad that resulted in the murder of eleven people at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" movement. The Israeli government faces a difficult task in tracking down those responsible. Some political and diplomatic tightropes to walk, so they alight on a plan to engage five freelance individuals to do the job for them. This group is to be led by "Avner" (Eric Bana) and handled by "Ephraim" (Geoffrey Rush) on a distinctly arm's-length basis. What ensues now sees these men, with the help of "Louis" (Mathieu Amalric) who uses their considerable financial resources to secure information of the whereabouts of these culprits, set about their mission. This isn't a task about justice, it's straightforward revenge. No efforts are needed to capture these people alive, though they do attempt to limit the extent of collateral damage - especially as virtually none of their activities take place on Israeli soil. It's when one of their operations goes spectacularly wrong that they begin to suspect that they are also being used by other nefarious folks to do a bit of housekeeping too. The underpinning stor
Read the whole review on TMDB - kendallgibsonon TMDB · Aug 20269/10
Wow! You should never let a substitute teacher bring this in (for obvious reasons) but I do think this movie has a place in our schools as either a carrot or the stick. People from column A will cream their pants at the complexity, and people from column B will vomit at the corpse dangling from the ceiling fan. The Incredible Hulk teams up with James Bond to rescue/avenge Olympians from terrorists... and *hilarity* ensues! I will admit wholeheartedly that I did not understand parts of this movie -- but do I even want to understand them, I ask? I applaud any director who can take an interesting piece of history, name the movie after a city, and then make the movie entirely not about that interesting piece of history nor that city. My favorite part is when two factions are accidentally handed keys to the same safehouse, as if it were an AirBnB mixup, and Daniel Craig is all like "we want to listen to *this* music now!" It's not a popcorn movie, it's not an action thriller, and it's not a historical drama -- it's Munich.
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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
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Eric RothScreenplay
- Tony KushnerScreenplay
- Janusz KamińskiDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KahnEditor
- Kathleen KennedyProducer
- Barry MendelProducer
- Colin WilsonProducer
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