Monuments Men (2014)

Original title

The Monuments Men

Directed by

George Clooney

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 3,838 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of art historians and museum curators are sent to Europe to recover paintings and sculptures taken by the Nazis. They travel through war zones to find and protect cultural treasures before they are destroyed or lost.

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What happens

The Monuments Men is a 2014 war film directed by George Clooney, and written and produced by Clooney and Grant Heslov. The film stars an ensemble cast including Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville and Cate Blanchett. The film is based on the 2007 non-fiction book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter. It follows an Allied group from the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program that is given the task of finding and saving pieces of art and other culturally important items before Nazis destroy or steal them during World War II. The Monuments Men was co-produced by Columbia Pictures (in association with 20th Century Fox) and Babelsberg Studio. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $156.4 million worldwide against a $70 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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