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The monuments men is a 2014 war film directed by george clooney, and written and produced by clooney and grant heslov. The monuments men is a remarkable history of the war in europe. George clooneys film the monuments men highlighted a largely forgotten cadre of some 350 men and women known as the monuments, fine arts, and archives mfaa section. This motorcycle monument was made to the familys specific desires.
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