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A thought-provoking surprise from famed director Steven Spielberg, MUNICH explores the after effects of the brutal terrorist attacks on the Israeli athletic team at that German city's 1972 Olympic games.

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ProducerBarry Mendel, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Colin Wilson

EAN5050583028873

eBay Product ID (ePID)52985469

Product Key Features

ActorArthur Chazal, Mathieu Amalric, Guy Amir, Lili Bordan, Sharon Alexander, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mosko Alkalai, Ayelet Zurer, Gila Almagor, Yvan Attal, Ziad Adwan, Eric Bana, Hanns Zischler, Richard Brake, Marie-Josee Croze, Hiam Abbass, Ossie Beck, Ciaran Hinds, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig

Film/TV TitleMunich

DirectorSteven Spielberg

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageArabic\Icelandic

Run Time157 Mins

Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2006

FeaturesWidescreen, Introduction from Director Steven Spielberg\Munich the Team the Mission, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, Historical

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

ComposerJohn Williams

ReviewsFilm 2006 - ...a thumpingly well-made superbly paced thriller, USA Today - This is a smart and often tense work....It's definitely powerful enough to make you wish he'd head in this direction more often, Entertainment Weekly - Included in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Films Of The Year -- Steven Spielberg's brilliant political thriller is a work of spectacular and unsettling excitement, Uncut - Spielberg has completed the process begun with simpler SCHINDLER'S LIST to become a truly adult director, with this, his bravest film

Additional InformationA thought-provoking surprise from famed director Steven Spielberg, MUNICH explores the after effects of the brutal terrorist attacks on the Israeli athletic team at that German city's 1972 Olympic Games. Loosely adapted from the book VENGEANCE by Hungarian George Jonas, the script was largely written by the provocative, award-winning playwright Tony Kushner (ANGELS IN AMERICA), who lends an incisive intelligence to the dialogue. The film begins with the violent sequence of the terrorists carrying out their attacks on the Israelis; a bloody and gruesome sequence that is deftly and beautifully handled by Spielberg and his brilliant cinematographer, Januzs Kaminski. Back in Israel, we meet the handsome and charming Avner, deeply in love with his beautiful, pregnant wife. Domestic bliss is short-lived however; immediately following these Black September attacks, Avner (THE HULK's Eric Bana), the son of an Israeli hero, is summoned by his country's famed secret service agency, the Mossad, to carry out violent retaliations against those Palestinian terrorists allegedly behind the Munich massacre. Commanded from afar by prickly government agent Ephraim (the inimitable Geoffrey Rush), Avner and his team of handpicked men pugnacious South African Steve (Daniel Craig), goofy ex-toy maker Robert (French actor Matthieu Kassovitz), morally conflicted Carl (Ciaran Hinds), and terse professional Hans (Hanns Zischler) must deal with some shady, nefarious international figures as they track down their Palestinian prey. Their mission takes them everywhere, from the villas of Rome to a seedy hotel in Cyprus, and with each successful kill, Avner's iron will begins to dissolve, and guilt and doubt begin to take hold of his conscience. Strong performances (particularly by the magnetic Eric Bana), gripping action, moral complexity, and a political urgency make the film not only consistently entertaining, but enormously important. Kushner and Spielberg work together to make it clear that the past informs the present, and the lingering final shot should leave viewers with much to think about.

ScreenwriterTony Kushner, Eric Roth

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1 Surround

Movie/TV TitleMunich

Consumer AdviceContains strong violence and strong language