Sword of Gideon Remake

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2006)

This movie is almost an exact remake of "The Sword of Gideon." The Sword Of Gideon (1986) documents Israel's subsequent counteractions against the perpetrators of Munich. Based on the book "Vengeance" by George Jonas, this classic features a top notch cast (Stephen Bauer, Michael York, Rod Steiger, Colleen Dewhurst, et.al.).
"Munich" follows The Sword Of Gideon in almost every way. In fact, short of the last scene depicting the World Trade Center to help bring home the message that violence only begets more violence, it is difficult to see what Spielberg changed to make Munich "new." Munich is a good movie, but I felt that I had seen each scene before.