Film Preview: The Monuments Men

George Clooney is involved in the writing, directing and acting in The Monuments Men which will also star Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett. The timing of its release pitches it right into Oscar contention. The entire film was shot outside of North America with it all being filmed on location in Germany with the exception of the fighting scenes that were setup at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.

The film is the story of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, an Allied group, tasked with saving pieces of art and other culturally important items before their destruction by Hitler during World War II. A story less told from the Second World War although seen as quite controversial at the time.

The Monuments Men is released in the UK on 9th January 2014 and the trailer is embedded below: