First Clip From Upcoming ‘The Monuments Men’

First Clip From Upcoming ‘The Monuments Men’

It’s not like this is one of my highly anticipated films of the year or anything, but I am looking forward to this film a little bit. And a February release make me think the studio doesn’t think very highly of it. Still…

It’s based on a true story from the World War II era focusing on a platoon takes by FDR with the preservation and rescue of cultural artifacts, historical objects, artistic objects, things of value and relevance. The official synopsis from Sony Pictures is as follows:

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind’s greatest achievements. From director George Clooney, the film stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett. The screenplay is by George Clooney & Grant Heslov, based on the book by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter. Produced by Grant Heslov and George Clooney.

Check out the clip, followed by the trailer.