The Monuments Men

For the history, see Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program and Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art.

The Monuments Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Clooney
Written by
Based onThe Monuments Men: Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
2009 book
by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
Produced by
  • George Clooney
  • Grant Heslov
Starring
CinematographyPhedon Papamichael
Edited byStephen Mirrione
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • February 7, 2014 (2014-02-07) (United States)
  • February 20, 2014 (2014-02-20) (Germany)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Germany
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70–91 million[2][3]
Box office$156.4 million[2]

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.[4][5]

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.

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  2. ^ a b The Monuments Men at Box Office Mojo Retrieved March 26, 2014
  3. ^ FilmL.A. (May 2015). "2014 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 29, 2012). "George Clooney Sets Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin For WWII Drama 'Monuments Men'". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Directors' Page". Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2013.