SPIELBERG to direct MUNICH

MUNICH is an historical thriller set in the aftermath of the 1972 massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Universal Pictures will release the film directed by Steven Spielberg in the U.S. and Canada on Dec. 23, 2005; DreamWorks Pictures will handle international marketing and distribution.

MUNICH recounts the dramatic story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre — and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it. Eric Bana (TROY) stars as the Mossad agent charged with leading the band of specialists brought together for this operation.

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