Plot
An unlikely World War II platoon are tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 6.8/10 (1,424 voted)
Director:George Clooney
Storyline
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements. From director George Clooney, the film stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett. The screenplay is by ...
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It was the greatest art heist in history
Filming Locations: Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
From a newspaper report dated 13 December 2013: Police broke into the flat of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of a Nazi art dealer who hoarded hundreds of works believed to have been looted by the Third Reich. Gurlitt has been the focus of huge media attention after a trove of over 1,400 previously unknown masterpieces were uncovered in his Munich flat. A task force appointed to research the origin of the art has said that around 590 pictures fall into the category of art looted or extorted by the Nazis from Jewish collectors. These include pieces by Picasso, Matisse, Munch and Cezanne among others. See more »
Goofs:
The version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is sung with the lyrics "'Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.'' These lines were not added to the song until 1957. See more »
User Review
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Rating: 8/10
The Monuments Men is being too critically shunned. It is not what you
expect from watching the previews, but comes through with heartfelt
stories that are designed to show you what these men endured. Each of
The Monuments Men characters come from the arts world and are driven
into action by the need to save precious art works spanning across
Europe. Bill Murray is a genius per usual but lacks when it comes to on
screen time. I feel as though many characters like John Goodman are
overshadowed by the likes of Matt Damon and George Clooney. They make
themselves very prominent in the script but often take time away from
those who would truly make this film shine (Murray and Goodman). Even
though it is not as good as expected it shines in many scenes. I still
give it a 8/10
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