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The Monuments Men

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Channel IslandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 7 months

In 1943, as the Allies make good progress driving back the Axis powers in Italy, Frank Stokes convinces President Roosevelt to set up an army unit to search for looted art and return it to its rightful owners.

He recruits his unit of 'Monuments Men' from European and American, who between them have zero military experience but are prepared to risk their lives to ensure that these artistic treasures are preserved.

Loosely based on a true story. Show less

Contributors

Frank Stokes:
George Clooney
Jean Claude Clermont:
Jean Dujardin
James Granger:
Matt Damon
Richard Campbell:
Bill Murray
Claire Simone:
Cate Blanchett
Preston Savitz:
Bob Balaban
Walter Garfield:
John Goodman
Donald Jeffries:
Hugh Bonneville
Sam Epstein:
Dimitri Leonidas

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