Munich (2005 film)
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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.
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Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
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Based on | Vengeance by George Jonas |
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Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
Edited by | Michael Kahn |
Music by | John Williams |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
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Budget | $70 million[1] |
Box office | $131 million[1] |
Munich was released by Universal Pictures in the United States 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.[2] In 2017, the film was named the 16th "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times.[3]