Spielberg: 'Controversy proves Munich's success'

Steven Spielberg has welcomed criticism of Munich, because he views the buzz surrounding the film as a marker of its success.

The movie, which recreates the massacre at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, Germany, has stirred up controversy among Israelis and Jews - who believe Munich glorifies the Palestinian cause.

But Spielberg, 59, says: "I think it proves that we've succeeded. A silence would have marked our failure and I would have felt that I'd wasted the last six years.

"The good news is that the vast majority of the Jewish community have embraced Munich, and many Palestinians as well."