The Monuments Men

"It was the greatest art heist in history"

2014 1h 58m EN

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Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?

“It was the greatest art heist in history”

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Cast

George Clooney
Lt. Frank Stokes
Matt Damon
Lt. James Granger
Bill Murray
Sgt. Richard Campbell
John Goodman
Sgt. Walter Garfield
Cate Blanchett
Claire Simone
Hugh Bonneville
2nd Lt. Donald Jeffries
Sam Hazeldine
Colonel Langton
Jean Dujardin
2nd Lt. Jean-Claude Clermont

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Clooney
Writers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Russian
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Russian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Clooney, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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George Clooney and Matt Damon and Bill Murray carry the top of the cast.

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The take

George Clooney directs. Phedon Papamichael behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Stephen Mirrione cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in Dutch, English, French, German, Russian.

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1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Russian.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
5Directed by George Clooney, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8George Clooney and Matt Damon and Bill Murray carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It was the greatest art heist in history".
10IMDB entry: tt2177771 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Editing: Stephen Mirrione
Production design: James D. Bissell
Costume design: Louise Frogley
Makeup / hair: Jan Kempkens-Odemski
VFX supervisor: Angus Bickerton
Sound: Mark Taylor
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $70,000,000
Box office: $154,984,035
Return: 221% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Monuments Men (2014)

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CinemaSerf2022-04-15
★ 6/10
George Clooney starred, co-wrote and directed this interesting wartime drama. It centres around an elite squad sent to try to rescue precious works of art from the retreating Nazi war machine. Not elite in an SAS or SEAL type military sense, but dedicated to identifying and preserving these artefacts that could be anything from a small painting to a life-sized statue. Historically and logistically it is all over the place, but it has a feel-good sentiment to it for the most part. It focusses on another quite visceral, but perhaps less often considered aspect of the atrocities to posterity carried out during WWII. Matt Damon ("Granger") features occasionally as he tries to convince "Claire Simone" (Cate Blanchett) in Paris that they are not just going to loot the art for their own museums and there is enough action involved to illustrate just how dangerous the end of the war was as they race to prevent the destruction. The production is adequate, nothing more to be fair, but this film is enjoyable to watch with a message that endures long after the mediocre performances from the talent have diminished. Perhaps some objectivity behind the camera might have helped - Clooney is too close to what is clearly a labour of love for him, but it's still worth a watch.

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