Munich Movie Review 2005

Back in "Schindler's List" mode, Spielberg explores in horrifying magnification the politics and far-reaching aftermath of the real-life shocking murders of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. However, the film is primarily about a team of Israeli agents (Bana, Craig, Hinds, Kassovitz) hired to exact revenge on the Palestinian assassins. Gold standard screenwriters Kushner and Roth draw liberally from George Jonas's nonfiction tome "Vengeance," and, like his other fact-based dramas, Spielberg delivers a thought-provoking and intense experience, making us cringe at the transforming power of revenge.

Distribution

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Available on DVD
Running time 164 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sports--Olympic, Judaism, Terrorism, Germany

Screenplay

Tony Kushner, Eric Roth

Cast

Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Geoffrey Rush, Michael (Michel) Lonsdale, Mathieu Amalric, Lynn Cohen, Marie Josee Croze, Makram Khoury, Moritz Bleibtreu, Gila Almagor, Moshe Ivgi, Yvan Attal, Hiam Abbass, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Meret Becker, Ayelet Zurer, Igal Naor, Omar Metwally, Mostefa Djadjam

Cinematography

Janusz Kaminski

Director

Steven Spielberg

Music

John Williams

Other

David Stephenson, Michael Kahn, Tony Fanning, Andrew Menzies, Iain McFadyen, Janos Szaboics, Ino Bonello, David Swayze, Joanna Johnston, Rick Carter

Producer

Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Colin Wilson, Barry Mendel, Amblin Entertainment, Alliance Atlantis Communications, Barry Mendel, Kennedy/Marshall, Universal, DreamWorks