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Munich is a 2005 epic historical drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, co-written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth. It is based on the 1984 book Vengeance by George Jonas, an account of Mossad assassinations following the Munich massacre.
Jan 6, 2006 · After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a covert operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife is pregnant.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Steven Spielberg
- 2006-01-06
The incomparable Steven Spielberg directs Oscar® winner Geoffrey Rush (Shine) and Eric Bana (Star Trek) in this heart-pounding suspense thriller inspired by real events.
Aug 18, 2013 · Release Date: December 23, 2005 (limited; wide release: January 6, 2006) Three-time Academy Award®-winning director-producer Steven Spielberg directs "Munich," a historical thriller set in...
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Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. After the murder of 11 Israeli athletes and their coach at the 1972 Olympics, the Israeli government secretly assigns Avner Kaufman (Eric Bana) to carry out a series ...
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- Steven Spielberg
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- Eric Bana
Dec 22, 2005 · "Munich" takes the form of a thriller matched with a procedural. Eric Bana stars as Avner, a former bodyguard to Meir, who is made leader of the secret revenge squadron. He and his men are paid off the books, have no official existence, and are handled by a go-between named Ephraim ( Geoffrey Rush ).
The film begins with a depiction of the events of the 1972 Munich Olympics. After the killings, the Israeli government devises an eye for an eye retaliation; and a target list of 11 names is drawn up.
