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DramaActionHistoryThriller

Munich

- 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.

Release Date : 2005-12-23

Language :ArabicGermanGreekEnglishFrenchHebrewItalianRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesDreamWorks PicturesAlliance AtlantisAmblin EntertainmentThe Kennedy/Marshall CompanyBarry Mendel Productions

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Eric Bana

Character Name : Avner

Original Name : Eric Bana

Gender : Male

Daniel Craig

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Daniel Craig

Gender : Male

Ciarán Hinds

Character Name : Carl

Original Name : Ciarán Hinds

Gender : Male

Mathieu Kassovitz

Character Name : Robert

Original Name : Mathieu Kassovitz

Gender : Male

Hanns Zischler

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Hanns Zischler

Gender : Male

Ayelet Zurer

Character Name : Daphna

Original Name : Ayelet Zurer

Gender : Female

Geoffrey Rush

Character Name : Ephraim

Original Name : Geoffrey Rush

Gender : Male

Gila Almagor

Character Name : Avner's Mother

Original Name : Gila Almagor

Gender : Female

Michael Lonsdale

Character Name : Papa

Original Name : Michael Lonsdale

Gender : Male

Mathieu Amalric

Character Name : Louis

Original Name : Mathieu Amalric

Gender : Male

Moritz Bleibtreu

Character Name : Andreas

Original Name : Moritz Bleibtreu

Gender : Male

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Character Name : Sylvie

Original Name : Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Gender : Female

Meret Becker

Character Name : Yvonne

Original Name : Meret Becker

Gender : Female

Marie-Josée Croze

Character Name : Jeanette the Dutch Assassin

Original Name : Marie-Josée Croze

Gender : Female

Yvan Attal

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Yvan Attal

Gender : Male

Ami Weinberg

Character Name : General Zamir

Original Name : Ami Weinberg

Gender : Male

Lynn Cohen

Character Name : Golda Meir

Original Name : Lynn Cohen

Gender : Female

Amos Lavi

Character Name : General Yariv

Original Name : Amos Lavi

Gender : Male

Moshe Ivgy

Character Name : Mike Harari

Original Name : משה איבגי

Gender : Male

Raffi Tavor

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Raffi Tavor

Gender : Male

Sharon Alexander

Character Name : General Nadev

Original Name : שרון אלכסנדר

Gender : Male

Samuel Calderon

Character Name : General Hofi

Original Name : Samuel Calderon

Gender : Male

Makram J. Khoury

Character Name : Wael Zwaiter

Original Name : Makram J. Khoury

Gender : Male

Oded Teomi

Character Name : Mossad Accountant

Original Name : Oded Teomi

Gender : Male

Igal Naor

Character Name : Mahmoud Hamshari

Original Name : Igal Naor

Gender : Male

Mostefa Djadjam

Character Name : Hussein Abad Al-Chir

Original Name : Mostefa Djadjam

Gender : Male

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Character Name : Palestinian in 30s

Original Name : Abdelhafid Metalsi

Gender : Male

Lisa Werlinder

Character Name : Newlywed Bride

Original Name : Lisa Werlinder

Gender : Female

Hiam Abbass

Character Name : Marie Claude Hamshari

Original Name : Hiam Abbass

Gender : Female

Sasha Spielberg

Character Name : Young Israeli Woman Watching TV

Original Name : Sasha Spielberg

Gender : Female

Mouna Soualem

Character Name : Amina Hamshari

Original Name : Mouna Soualem

Gender : Female

Djemel Barek

Character Name : Zaid Muchassi

Original Name : Djemel Barek

Gender : Male

Dirar Suleiman

Character Name : Abu Youssef

Original Name : Dirar Suleiman

Gender : Male

Ziad Adwan

Character Name : Kemal Adwan

Original Name : Ziad Adwan

Gender : Male

Bijan Daneshmand

Character Name : Kamal Nasser

Original Name : Bijan Daneshmand

Gender : Male

Rim Turki

Character Name : Adwan's Wife

Original Name : Rim Turki

Gender : Female

Yonatan Rozen

Character Name : Ehud Barak

Original Name : Yonatan Rozen

Gender : Male

Jonathan Uziel

Character Name : Commando

Original Name : Jonathan Uziel

Gender : Male

Guy Zo-Aretz

Character Name : Commando

Original Name : גיא זו-ארץ

Gender : Male

Yossi Sagi-Bizawi

Character Name : Commando

Original Name : Yossi Sagi-Bizawi

Gender : Male

Liron Levo

Character Name : Commando

Original Name : Liron Levo

Gender : Male

Ohad Knoller

Character Name : Commando

Original Name : Ohad Knoller

Gender : Male

Charley Gilleran

Character Name : Commando / Arab Guard

Original Name : Charley Gilleran

Gender : Male

Lyes Salem

Character Name : Arab Guard

Original Name : Lyes Salem

Gender : Male

Carim Messalti

Character Name : Arab Guard

Original Name : Carim Messalti

Gender : Male

Hichem Yacoubi

Character Name : Arab Guard

Original Name : Hichem Yacoubi

Gender : Male

Omar Mostafa

Character Name : Arab Guard

Original Name : Omar Mostafa

Gender : Male

Mahmoud Zemmouri

Character Name : Older Lebanese Man

Original Name : Mahmoud Zemmouri

Gender : Male

Souad Amidou

Character Name : Yussef's Wife

Original Name : Souad Amidou

Gender : Female

Amrou Al-Kadhi

Character Name : Yussef's Son

Original Name : Amrou Al-Kadhi

Gender : Male

Omar Metwally

Character Name : Ali

Original Name : Omar Metwally

Gender : Male

Nasser Memarzia

Character Name : Older Palestinian

Original Name : Nasser Memarzia

Gender : Male

Karim Quayouh

Character Name : Young Palestinian

Original Name : Karim Quayouh

Gender : Male

Mihalis Giannatos

Character Name : Hotel Aristides Porter

Original Name : Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος

Gender : Male

Faruk Pruti

Character Name : KGB Liaison

Original Name : Faruk Pruti

Gender : Male

Rad Lazar

Character Name : KGB Liaison

Original Name : Rad Lazar

Gender : Male

Laurence Février

Character Name : Papa's Wife

Original Name : Laurence Février

Gender : Female

Habir Yahya

Character Name : Girl with Papa

Original Name : Habir Yahya

Gender : Female

Mehdi Nebbou

Character Name : Ali Hassan Salameh

Original Name : Mehdi Nebbou

Gender : Male

Hicham Nazzal

Character Name : Salameh Guard

Original Name : Hicham Nazzal

Gender : Male

Lemir Guerfa

Character Name : Salameh Guard

Original Name : Lemir Guerfa

Gender : Male

Hisham Suliman

Character Name : Salameh Guard

Original Name : Hisham Suliman

Gender : Male

Brian Goodman

Character Name : Belligerent American

Original Name : Brian Goodman

Gender : Male

Richard Brake

Character Name : Belligerent American

Original Name : Richard Brake

Gender : Male

Robert John Burke

Character Name : Belligerent American

Original Name : Robert John Burke

Gender : Male

Yehuda Levi

Character Name : Tel Aviv Airport Soldier

Original Name : Yehuda Levi

Gender : Male

Danny Zahavi

Character Name : Tel Aviv Airport Soldier

Original Name : Danny Zahavi

Gender : Male

Itay Barnea

Character Name : Israeli Deputy Consul NY

Original Name : Itay Barnea

Gender : Male

Elyse Klaits

Character Name : Israeli Consulate Secretary

Original Name : Elyse Klaits

Gender : Female

Nabil Yajjou

Character Name : Young Tarifa Guard

Original Name : Nabil Yajjou

Gender : Male

Karim Saleh

Character Name : Issa - Luttif Afif / Mohammed Massalha

Original Name : Karim Saleh

Gender : Male

Merik Tadros

Character Name : Tony 'The Cowboy' - Yusuf Nazzal

Original Name : Merik Tadros

Gender : Male

Mousa Kraish

Character Name : Badran - Mohammed Safady

Original Name : Mousa Kraish

Gender : Male

Karim Saidi

Character Name : Denawi - Adnan Al-Gashey

Original Name : Karim Saidi

Gender : Male

Moa Khouas

Character Name : Samir - Jamal Al-Gashey

Original Name : Moa Khouas

Gender : Male

David A. Hamade

Character Name : Paulo - Afif Ahmed Hamid

Original Name : David A. Hamade

Gender : Male

Ben Youcef

Character Name : Salah - Khalid Jawad

Original Name : Ben Youcef

Gender : Male

Sami Samir

Character Name : Abu Halla - Ahmed Chic Thaa

Original Name : Sami Samir

Gender : Male

Guri Weinberg

Character Name : Moshe Weinberg

Original Name : Guri Weinberg

Gender : Male

Sam Feuer

Character Name : Yossef Romano

Original Name : Sam Feuer

Gender : Male

Sabi Dorr

Character Name : Yossef Gutfreund

Original Name : Sabi Dorr

Gender : Male

Wojciech Machnicki

Character Name : Tuvia Sokolovsky

Original Name : Wojciech Machnicki

Gender : Male

David Feldman

Character Name : Kehat Shorr

Original Name : David Feldman

Gender : Male

Ori Pfeffer

Character Name : Andre Spitzer

Original Name : Ori Pfeffer

Gender : Male

Shmuel Edelman

Character Name : Yacov Springer

Original Name : Shmuel Edelman

Gender : Male

Joseph Sokolsky

Character Name : Amitzur Shapira

Original Name : Joseph Sokolsky

Gender : Male

Lior Perel

Character Name : David Berger

Original Name : Lior Perel

Gender : Male

Ossie Beck

Character Name : Eliezer Halfin

Original Name : Ossie Beck

Gender : Male

Guy Amir

Character Name : Mark Slavin

Original Name : גיא עמיר

Gender : Male

Haguy Wigdor

Character Name : Ze'ev Friedman

Original Name : Haguy Wigdor

Gender : Male

Jonathan Avigdori

Character Name : Gad Tsabari

Original Name : Jonathan Avigdori

Gender : Male

Kevin Collins

Character Name : American Athlete

Original Name : Kevin Collins

Gender : Male

Daniel Bess

Character Name : American Athlete

Original Name : Daniel Bess

Gender : Male

Baya Belal

Character Name : Palestinian Woman Watching TV

Original Name : Baya Belal

Gender : Female

Ula Tabari

Character Name : Palestinian Woman Watching TV

Original Name : Ula Tabari

Gender : Female

Saïda Bekkouche

Character Name : Aida Refugee Camp Woman

Original Name : Saïda Bekkouche

Gender : Female

Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Character Name : Aida Refugee Camp Woman

Original Name : Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari

Gender : Female

Alexander Beyer

Character Name : German Reporter in Munich Underground

Original Name : Alexander Beyer

Gender : Male

Amos Shoov

Character Name : Male Israeli News Anchor

Original Name : Amos Shoov

Gender : Male

Rana Werbin

Character Name : Female Israeli News Anchor

Original Name : Rana Werbin

Gender : Female

Jane Garioni

Character Name : Italian Girl in Car

Original Name : Jane Garioni

Gender : Female

Félicité Du Jeu

Character Name : Young Swiss Bank Official

Original Name : Félicité Du Jeu

Gender : Female

Gil Soriano

Character Name : Younger Man in Haifa Bar

Original Name : Gil Soriano

Gender : Male

Mordechai Ben-Shachar

Character Name : Older Man in Haifa Bar

Original Name : Mordechai Ben-Shachar

Gender : Male

Amani Zain

Character Name : Palestinian Teacher

Original Name : Amani Zain

Gender : Female

Leda Mansour

Character Name : Palestinian Teacher

Original Name : Leda Mansour

Gender : Female

Renana Raz

Character Name : Israeli Woman Watching TV

Original Name : Renana Raz

Gender : Female

Hagit Dasberg

Character Name : Israeli Woman Watching TV

Original Name : Hagit Dasberg

Gender : Female

Patrick Kennedy

Character Name : English Reporter in Munich Underground

Original Name : Patrick Kennedy

Gender : Male

Stéphane Freiss

Character Name : French Reporter in Munich Underground

Original Name : Stéphane Freiss

Gender : Male

Arturo Arribas

Character Name : Spanish Reporter in Munich Underground

Original Name : Arturo Arribas

Gender : Male

Yaron Motola

Character Name : Israeli Reporter in Munich Underground

Original Name : Yaron Motola

Gender : Male

Jalil Naciri

Character Name : Arab Reporter in Munich Underground

Original Name : Jalil Naciri

Gender : Male

Martin Ontrop

Character Name : Camera Crew at Munich

Original Name : Martin Ontrop

Gender : Male

Joram Voelklein

Character Name : Camera Crew at Munich

Original Name : Joram Voelklein

Gender : Male

Michael Schenk

Character Name : Photographer at Munich

Original Name : Michael Schenk

Gender : Male

Andreas Lust

Character Name : News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck

Original Name : Andreas Lust

Gender : Male

Tom Wlaschiha

Character Name : News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck

Original Name : Tom Wlaschiha

Gender : Male

Lili Bordán

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Lili Bordán

Gender : Female

María Casal

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : María Casal

Gender : Female

Sonia Hell

Character Name : Passer-by in Paris (uncredited)

Original Name : Sonia Hell

Gender : Female

Amelia Jacob

Character Name : Young Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Amelia Jacob

Gender : Female

Sarah Mennell

Character Name : Caroline Smith (uncredited)

Original Name : Sarah Mennell

Gender : Female

Dianne Zaremba

Character Name : Girlfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Dianne Zaremba

Gender : Female

Jim McKay

Character Name : Self (archive Footage)

Original Name : Jim McKay

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

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?

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-29

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 story is one of vengeance, of retribution and though initially I did have some sympathy with that cause, I found the marauding actions of these men with a self-appointed justification for their slaughtering to become a little unjustifiable. The actor Bana can't really impose himself - or his character - enough to humanise the proceedings and though Rush does impact now and again when he is on screen, the rest of the cast deliver a lacklustre contribution to what I perceived to be an increasingly unforgivable course of action that was only ever going to make matters worse and sow more seeds of counter-vengeance. To be fair to Steven Spielberg, I think he has presented this film in a fashion that invites comment and criticism. Not just of the random atrocity with which we begin, but of the futility of engaging in a dog-eat-dog cycle of self-perpetuating violence. Michael Lonsdale's outwardly rather benign "Papa" living a life of peace and family in rural France illustrating well that there are rarely any winners in these sorts of conflicts - and those that do rarely have any skin in the game beyond the venal. Amalric does quite well in these slightly sleazy sort of roles, but otherwise I was underwhelmed by the whole, somewhat lengthy, thing.