Screenwriter Eric Roth co-wrote the Oscar-nominated film "Munich", which was based on what real-life event?
Munich (film) Munich is a 2005 American-Canadian historical drama political thriller film based on Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The film was produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth.
Tony Kushner Anthony Robert "Tony" Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993 for his play "". He co-authored with Eric Roth the screenplay for the 2005 film "Munich", and he wrote the screenplay for the 2012 film "Lincoln". Both movies were critically acclaimed, and he received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. For his work, he received a National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013.