The Good German (2006)
- Starring:
- George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, (more)
- Director(s):
- Steven Soderbergh
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense
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A U.S. Army war correspondent is drawn into a deadly mystery in post-war Berlin as he seeks out his wartime mistress in this adaptation of author Joseph Kanon's best-selling novel. The war is over, and Jake Geismar (George Clooney) is an American journalist assigned the task of covering the peace in Berlin -- but he was once lovers with a mysterious woman named Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett). Lena is a lady with many secrets to hide, however, and now that the fighting has ceased, she has every intention of burying her sins and escaping her dark past. As Jake searches for Lena in war-torn Berlin with the assistance of American Army motor pool driver Tully (Tobey Maguire), the complex web of deceit woven by the desperate woman soon leads all three into the black market, which could prove either the ticket to Lena's ultimate escape or the downfall of both her and her pursuers. Filmed entirely in the style of such Hollywood classics as Casablanca, The Good German was shot by director Steven Soderbergh (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews) using 1940s era lenses, sound-recording techniques, and a decidedly less-mobile camera. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 108 mins
Complete Cast:
- George Clooney - Jake Geismer
- Tobey Maguire - Tully
- Tony Curran - Danny
- Jack Thompson - Congressman Breimer
- Ravil Isyanov - General Sikorsky
- Dave Power - Lieutenant Schaeffer
- Dominic Comperatore - Levi
- J. Paul Boehmer - British Press Aide
- Boris Kievsky - Russian Soldier
- Yevgeniy Narovlyanskiy - Russian Soldier
- Dean Misch - German Boy
- Justin Pugsley - German Boy
- Brandon Keener - Clerk
- David Willis - Franz Bettmann
- Cate Blanchett - Lena Brandt
- Beau Bridges - Colonel Muller
- Leland Orser - Bernie Teitel
- Robin Weigert - Hannelore
- Christian Oliver - Emile Brandt
- Don Pugsley - Gunther
- John Roeder - General
- Igor Korosec - Russian Soldier
- Vladimir Kulikov - Russian Soldier
- Aleksandr Sountsov - Russian Soldier
- Justin Misch - German Boy
- Tom Cummins - British Interviewer
- Gianfranco L'Amore Tordi - The Butcher
- Director(s):
- Steven Soderbergh
- Writer(s):
- Paul Attanasio
- Producer(s):
- Ben Cosgrove, Greg Jacobs, George Clooney
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations, Violence, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense
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- 2006 - The Good German - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Score
- 2006 - The Good German - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Music Score (Runner-up)
