An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
- Commander Elya
- (as Zahary Baharov)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe "Monuments Men" were a group of approximately 345 men and women from thirteen nations, most of whom volunteered for service in the newly created MFAA section during World War II. Many had expertise as museum directors, curators, art historians, artists, architects, and educators. Their job description was simple: to protect cultural treasures so far as war allowed.
- GoofsWhen Lt. James Granger flies over Paris in the biplane in the evening, the Eiffel Tower is illuminated. However, the lighting of the Tower and its illumination system date from no earlier than 1985. Originally the Eiffel Tower's lighting spelled out the French Car brand 'Citroen' vertically.
- Quotes
Frank Stokes: I think you should know the truth as I see it. This mission is never designed to succeed. If they were honest, they would tell us that. They'd tell us that with this many people dying, who cares about art. They're wrong. Because that's exactly what we're fighting for. For our culture and for our way of life. You can wipe out a generation of people. You can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they'll still come back. But if you destroy their achievements and their history then it's like they never existed. Just ash floating. That's what Adolf Hitler wants. And it's the one thing we simply can't allow.
- Crazy creditsAt the beginning of the end credits there are black and white photos of the real Monuments Men with some of the art they saved.
- SoundtracksNight And Day
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Patrick Peronne (as Patrick Péronne)
Courtesy of Promo Sound Ltd
With so many actors in the mix, the movie kinda falls short in giving each character enough depth. Some of the Monuments Men don't get much screen time or backstory, so it's hard to really get invested in their individual stories.
This movie tackles something important from World War II that doesn't get a lot of attention - how art and culture were saved while everything was going haywire. It's about these brave men who went out of their way to rescue priceless stuff from getting wrecked.
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kho Báu Bị Đánh Cắp
- Filming locations
- Rye, East Sussex, England, UK(The strand, the harbour and many other areas of the town and surrounding area.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $78,031,620
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,003,433
- Feb 9, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $156,706,638
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1