The Monuments Men is based on the book The Monuments Men : Allied Heroes , Nazi Thieves , and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History .
The film 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 their destruction or theft by the Nazis during World War II.The film was co-produced by Columbia Pictures ( in association with 20th Century Fox ) and Babelsberg Studio , released on February 7 , 2014 .
The Monuments Men