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?
Acting
Murray and Goodman trading dad jokes while defusing Nazis.
Production
Gorgeously recreated war-torn Europe, practically begging for pauses.
Direction
Clooney's most earnest work—maybe too earnest, but we respect it.
Director
George Clooney
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
Bob Balaban
Pvt. Preston Savitz
Holger Handtke
Colonel Wegner
Dimitri Leonidas
Pvt. Sam Epstein
Justus von Dohnányi
Viktor Stahl
Zahari Baharov
Commander Elya
Diarmaid Murtagh
Captain Harpen
Serge Hazanavicius
Rene Armand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Monuments Men recovered over 5 million cultural objects; the film condensed years into what feels like a long weekend.
The 'Nero Decree'—Hitler's order to destroy all German infrastructure if he fell—made the race against time literally true, though the film soft-pedals the actual chaos.
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