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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.
kendallgibson
Aug 27, 2026 · via TMDB
Wow! You should never let a substitute teacher bring this in (for obvious reasons) but I do think this movie has a place in our schools as either a carrot or the stick. People from column A will cream their pants at the complexity, and people from column B will vomit at the corpse dangling from the ceiling fan. The Incredible Hulk teams up with James Bond to rescue/avenge Olympians from terrorists... and *hilarity* ensues! I will admit wholeheartedly that I did not understand parts of this movie -- but do I even want to understand them, I ask? I applaud any director who can take an interesting piece of history, name the movie after a city, and then make the movie entirely not about that interesting piece of history nor that city. My favorite part is when two factions are accidentally handed keys to the same safehouse, as if it were an AirBnB mixup, and Daniel Craig is all like "we want to listen to *this* music now!" It's not a popcorn movie, it's not an action thriller, and it's not a historical drama -- it's Munich.
CinemaSerf
Apr 29, 2024 · via TMDB
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.
Peter McGinn
May 9, 2021 · via TMDB
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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Eric Bana
Avner
Daniel Craig
Steve
Ciarán Hinds
Carl
Mathieu Kassovitz
Robert
Hanns Zischler
Hans
Ayelet Zurer
Daphna
Geoffrey Rush
Ephraim
Gila Almagor
Avner's Mother
Michael Lonsdale
Papa
Mathieu Amalric
Louis
Moritz Bleibtreu
Andreas
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Sylvie
Meret Becker
Yvonne
Marie-Josée Croze
Jeanette the Dutch Assassin
Yvan Attal
Tony
Ami Weinberg
General Zamir
Lynn Cohen
Golda Meir
Moshe Ivgy
Mike Harari
Raffi Tavor
Minister
Sharon Alexander
General Nadev
Makram J. Khoury
Wael Zwaiter
Oded Teomi
Mossad Accountant
Igal Naor
Mahmoud Hamshari
Mostefa Djadjam
Hussein Abad Al-Chir
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Palestinian in 30s
Lisa Werlinder
Newlywed Bride
Hiam Abbass
Marie Claude Hamshari
Sasha Spielberg
Young Israeli Woman Watching TV
Mouna Soualem
Amina Hamshari
Djemel Barek
Zaid Muchassi
Bijan Daneshmand
Kamal Nasser
Jonathan Uziel
Commando
Guy Zo-Aretz
Commando
Liron Levo
Commando
Ohad Knoller
Commando
Lyes Salem
Arab Guard
Carim Messalti
Arab Guard
Hichem Yacoubi
Arab Guard
Omar Mostafa
Arab Guard
Mahmoud Zemmouri
Older Lebanese Man
Souad Amidou
Yussef's Wife
Omar Metwally
Ali
Nasser Memarzia
Older Palestinian
Mihalis Giannatos
Hotel Aristides Porter
Faruk Pruti
KGB Liaison
Rad Lazar
KGB Liaison
Mehdi Nebbou
Ali Hassan Salameh
Hicham Nazzal
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Hisham Suliman
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Brian Goodman
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Richard Brake
Belligerent American
Robert John Burke
Belligerent American
Yehuda Levi
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Karim Saleh
Issa - Luttif Afif / Mohammed Massalha
Merik Tadros
Tony 'The Cowboy' - Yusuf Nazzal
Mousa Kraish
Badran - Mohammed Safady
Moa Khouas
Samir - Jamal Al-Gashey
David A. Hamade
Paulo - Afif Ahmed Hamid
Ben Youcef
Salah - Khalid Jawad
Sami Samir
Abu Halla - Ahmed Chic Thaa
Guri Weinberg
Moshe Weinberg
Sam Feuer
Yossef Romano
Sabi Dorr
Yossef Gutfreund
Wojciech Machnicki
Tuvia Sokolovsky
Ori Pfeffer
Andre Spitzer
Shmuel Edelman
Yacov Springer
Ossie Beck
Eliezer Halfin
Guy Amir
Mark Slavin
Haguy Wigdor
Ze'ev Friedman
Jonathan Avigdori
Gad Tsabari
Kevin Collins
American Athlete
Daniel Bess
American Athlete
Baya Belal
Palestinian Woman Watching TV
Ula Tabari
Palestinian Woman Watching TV
Saïda Bekkouche
Aida Refugee Camp Woman
Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari
Aida Refugee Camp Woman
Alexander Beyer
German Reporter in Munich Underground
Félicité Du Jeu
Young Swiss Bank Official
Renana Raz
Israeli Woman Watching TV
Patrick Kennedy
English Reporter in Munich Underground
Stéphane Freiss
French Reporter in Munich Underground
Jalil Naciri
Arab Reporter in Munich Underground
Martin Ontrop
Camera Crew at Munich
Michael Schenk
Photographer at Munich
Andreas Lust
News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck
Tom Wlaschiha
News Crew at Fürstenfeldbruck
Lili Bordán
Bartender (uncredited)
María Casal
(uncredited)
Sonia Hell
Passer-by in Paris (uncredited)
Assi Cohen
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Andrew Menzies
Art Direction
Tom Still
Assistant Art Director
Rick Carter
Production Design
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Daniele Massaccesi
Steadicam Operator
Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Jeremy Woodhead
Key Hair Stylist
Craig Lindberg
Makeup Artist
Simon Atherton
Armorer
Adam Kirley
Stunt Double
Rowley Irlam
Stunt Double
Samantha MacIvor
Stunt Driver
Faycal Attougui
Stunts
Genadiy Ganchev
Stunts
George Cottle
Stunts
Velizar Peev
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Steven Spielberg
Director
Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
Colin Azzopardi
Third Assistant Director
Michael Kahn
Editor
Michael Bauman
Gaffer
Jan Kwieciński
Assistant Production Manager
Jina Jay
Casting
Dixie Chassay
Casting Assistant
Terri Taylor
Casting Consultant
Barry Mendel
Producer
Colin Wilson
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Gary Rizzo
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Casali
Boom Operator
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Ben Burtt
Sound Designer
Addison Teague
Sound Effects Editor
Al Nelson
Sound Effects Editor
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Effects Editor
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Burtt
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Pablo Helman
Visual Effects Supervisor
George Jonas
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Eric Roth
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Tony Kushner
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