Munich

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CanMag Review Score:  (2nd Review)

Plot / Synopsis

Munich is an historical thriller set in the aftermath of the 1972 massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Universal Pictures will release the film in the United States and Canada on December 23, 2005; DreamWorks Pictures will handle international marketing and distribution. Munich recounts the dramatic story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre -- and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it. Eric Bana (Troy) stars as the Mossad agent charged with leading the band of specialists brought together for this operation.

Inspired by actual events, the narrative is based on a number of sources, including the recollections of some who participated in the events themselves. The script is the first feature film written by Tony Kushner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award and many other awards for his epochal Broadway drama "Angels in America" as well as its Emmy Award-winning adaptation for HBO. The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel, Spielberg and Colin Wilson.

The international cast also includes Daniel Craig (Layer Cake), Geoffrey Rush (Shine), Mathieu Kassovitz (Birthday Girl), Hanns Zischler (Walk on Water) and Ciaran Hinds (Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera).

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January 9, 2006

Reviews on the Run: Munich
This one was just good enough.
December 29, 2005

Wayners Visits Munich
Munich may have been set in 1972, but the message continues to this day.
December 29, 2005

Extremely Positive Munich Review
Another review for the Spielberg film that claims it is great.
December 28, 2005

Munich Review Pops Up
First review we have seen and it is positive.
December 23, 2005

Listen to Munich
Multiple sample tracks from the original soundtrack score.
December 19, 2005

Munich Featurette
Behind the scenes look at the upcoming Spielberg film.
December 15, 2005

December Movie Preview
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November 25, 2005

Munich Trailer
Check out the trailer and an updated poster.
November 5, 2005

Munich Poster
Spielberg's thriller on the 1972 Olympics gets a poster.
October 26, 2005

Spielberg's Munich Film is Titled Munich
Spielberg's thriller on the 1972 Olympics gets a title.
July 25, 2005

Set Pics Pop Up for Spielberg's Munich Film
Spielberg is over aliens and now focuses his attention to terrorism at the 1972 Olympics.
July 6, 2005