Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 74Audiences 75GoodWatch 74
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $70 M
- Worldwide
- $131 M
Worldwide it earned $61 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 44 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +55 min on the typical 109
typical 109164Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 45 countries, rent or buy in 47 more
+35
Released
2005
December 23, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicGermanGreekFrenchHebrewItalianRussianMade in
United States
Canada
Academy Awards2006
- Best Picture2006Nominated
- Directing2006Nominated
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)2006Nominated
- Film Editing2006Nominated
- Music (Original Score)2006Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
125 people
Eric BanaAvner
Daniel CraigSteve
Ciarán HindsCarl
Mathieu KassovitzRobert
Hanns ZischlerHans
Ayelet ZurerDaphna
Geoffrey RushEphraim
Gila AlmagorAvner's Mother
Michael LonsdalePapa
Mathieu AmalricLouis
Moritz BleibtreuAndreas
Valeria Bruni TedeschiSylvie
Meret BeckerYvonne
Marie-Josée CrozeJeanette the Dutch Assassin
Yvan AttalTony
Ami WeinbergGeneral Zamir
Lynn CohenGolda Meir
Amos LaviGeneral Yariv
Moshe IvgyMike Harari
Raffi TavorMinister
Sharon AlexanderGeneral Nadev- SCSamuel CalderonGeneral Hofi
Makram J. KhouryWael Zwaiter
Oded TeomiMossad Accountant
Directing · 6
- Steven Spielberg Director, Producer
- Adam Somner First Assistant Director
- Alexandra Maugrion Assistant Director
- Colin Azzopardi Third Assistant Director
- Pierre Ellul Second Second Assistant Director
- Gary S. Rake Additional Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Eric Roth Screenplay
- Tony Kushner Screenplay
- George Jonas Book
Production · 35
- Kathleen Kennedy Producer
- Barry Mendel Producer
- Colin Wilson Producer
- Jina Jay Casting
- Lucky Englander Casting
- Fritz Fleischhacker Casting
Camera · 11
- Janusz Kamiński Director of Photography
- Daniele Massaccesi Steadicam Operator
- Jim Kwiatkowski Key Grip
- Adrien Debackere Second Assistant Camera
- Terrence Laron Burke Best Boy Grip
- Pat Garrett Dolly Grip
Editing · 6
- Michael Kahn Editor
- Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
- Michael Trent Additional Editing
- Andrew Blustain Assistant Editor
- Patrick Crane Associate Editor
- Dale E. Grahn Color Timer
Sound · 40
- John Williams Original Music Composer
- Ben Burtt Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Richard Hymns Supervising Sound Editor
- Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Al Nelson Sound Effects Editor
- Jana Vance Foley Artist
Art · 41
- Rick Carter Production Design
- George DeTitta Jr. Set Decoration
- Andrew Menzies Art Direction
- John Bush Set Decoration
- Anne Seibel Art Direction
- David Swayze Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 45
- Joanna Johnston Costume Design
- Jeremy Woodhead Key Hair Stylist
- Neal Scanlan Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Charlotte Finlay Costume Supervisor
- Julia Wilson Makeup Artist
- Susan J. Wright Costumer
Visual Effects · 6
- Pablo Helman Visual Effects Supervisor
- Erin D. O'Connor Visual Effects Production Assistant
- Steve Caldwell Digital Compositors
- Ferenc Deák Special Effects Supervisor
- Gretchen Libby Visual Effects Producer
- David M. Gray Visual Effects Production Manager
Lighting · 7
- Michael Bauman Gaffer
- David Elwell Lighting Technician
- Thomas M. Dangcil Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Marek Bojsza Electrician
- Bill Almeida Best Boy Electric
- Greg Addison Rigging Gaffer
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