The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

The film is based on the biggest treasure hunt in human history, which took place during the time of humanity's war with Hitler. Countless numbers of the most famous and important works of world art were stolen by the German fascists. So that the treasures do not disappear, a group of historians and museum curators decide to unite and return them to their rightful owners. But how will a team of people who know the biography of Michelangelo by heart, but have never held a rifle in their hands, cope with the case? These museum professionals will risk everything, even their lives, to protect humanity's greatest achievements. Read more Having made his debut in 2002 with his film "Confessions of a Dangerous Man", George Clooney continues to make films covering important periods and events for America. The actor was inspired to create "Monument Men" by Robert M. Idsel's book "Monument Men: Alien Heroes, Fascist Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History." It talks about the most famous and important monuments, paintings, sculptures and archives in the history of mankind, which were destroyed by Hitler during the Second World War. Principal photography began in March 2013. The location of the first shots was Germany, namely Potsdam, the region of Berlin-Brandenburg and the Harz. The second half of the filming of "Monument People" took place on the territory of Great Britain. For many of the scenes, especially the aerial sequences, material was prepared from material from the Imperial War Museum Duxford. At the end of the summer, almost all the material was filmed and went to further editing and finalizing the graphics. As the main team, George Clooney took not just recognized actors, but his friends and acquaintances, such as Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin and Bill Murray. The role of M. Damon's character was initially supposed to be performed by D. Craig, but he dropped out of the project after some conflict.