The Monuments Men
It was the greatest art heist in history
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.
- Director
- George Clooney
- Worldwide
- $155M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
32 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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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?
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Monuments Men returned 2.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $70M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $155M
- Release date
- Jan 24, 2014
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
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