Munich
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Writer: Tony Kushner; Eric Roth
- Producer: Kathleen Kennedy; Barry Mendel
CGiii Comment
A long-winded account from the pen of Tony Kushner - however, done well...and, remarkably well-balanced in terms of political argument.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a covert operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew?
Cast & Characters
Eric Bana as Avner;
Daniel Craig as Steve;
Ciaran Hinds as Carl;
Mathieu Kassovitz as Robert;
Hanns Zischler as Hans;
Ayelet Zurer as Daphna;
Geoffrey Rush as Ephraim;
Gila Almagor as Avner's Mother;
Michael Lonsdale as Papa;
Mathieu Amalric as Louis;
Moritz Bleibtreu as Andreas;
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Sylvie;
Meret Becker as Yvonne;
Marie-Josee Croze as Jeanette the Dutch Assassin;
Yvan Attal as Tony - Andreas' Friend