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Munich is a 2005 historical drama and political thriller film based on Operation Wrath of God , the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics .1The film was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth .2Based on the book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team about Yuval Aviv , who states he was a Mossad agent, Munich follows a squad of assassins as they track down and kill alleged members of the group Black September , which had kidnapped and murdered eleven Israeli athletes. Shot in Malta , Budapest , Paris and New York , Munich was a critical success but is also one of Spielberg's lowest-grossing films. Its worldwide box office gross was $130,358,911. An Encyclopedia of Film and Cinema .3
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Munich is a 2005 historical fiction film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation attacks after the massacre of Israeli athletes by Black September militant group during the 1972 Summer Olympics . The film stars Eric Bana and was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg . It was written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth . The film shows how a squad of assassins, led by former Mossad agent Avner ( Eric Bana ), track down and murder a list of Black September members thought to be responsible for the eleven Israeli athletes' murders. The second part of the movie, which depicts the Israeli government's response, has been debated a great deal by film critics and newspaper columnists. Spielberg refers to the film's second part as "historical fiction", saying it is inspired by the actual Israeli operations which are now known as Operation Wrath of God . The film received positive reviews and was nominated for five Academy Awards : Best Picture, Best Director (Spielberg), Best Adapted Screenplay (Tony Kushner & Eric Roth), Best Film Editing (Michael Kahn) and Best Original Score (Composed by John Williams).
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Munich is a 2005 historical action thriller film , produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth .It is based on the 1984 book Vengeance by George Jonas , an account of Operation Wrath of God , the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics .The film made $130 million worldwide but just $47 million in the United States, making it one of Spielberg's lowest-grossing films domestically.In 2017, the film was named the 16th "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times .
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2005 historical film directed by Steven Spielberg 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 .Munich was released by Universal Pictures in the United States and internationally by DreamWorks Pictures through United International Pictures on December 23, 2005, and received five Oscar nominations: Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Editing , and Best Score . The film made $131 million worldwide but just $47 million in the United States, making it one of Spielberg's lowest-grossing films domestically. In 2017, the film was named the 16th "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times .
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2005 historical film directed by Steven Spielberg 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 . Munich was released by Universal Pictures in the United States and Canada and internationally by DreamWorks Pictures on December 23, 2005, and received five Oscar nominations: Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Editing , and Best Score . The film made $131 million worldwide but just $47 million in the United States, making it one of Spielberg's lowest-grossing films domestically. In 2017, the film was named the 16th "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times .
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a 2005 epic historical drama film produced and directed by steven spielberg
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