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The Good German (2006)

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Overview

Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Writers (WGA):
Paul Attanasio (screenplay)
Joseph Kanon (novel)
Release Date:
14 February 2007 (France) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
If war is hell then what comes after? more
Plot:
While in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation which involves his former mistress and his driver. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Old Warner Bros. Lives Again more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jack Thompson ... Congressman Breimer

John Roeder ... General

George Clooney ... Jake Geismer

Tobey Maguire ... Tully

Cate Blanchett ... Lena Brandt

Dominic Comperatore ... Levi

Dave Power ... Lieutenant Schaeffer

Tony Curran ... Danny

Ravil Isyanov ... General Sikorsky
J. Paul Boehmer ... British Press Aide

Igor Korosec ... Russian Soldier

Boris Kievsky ... Russian Soldier

Vladimir Kulikov ... Russian Soldier
Yevgeniy Narovlyanskiy ... Russian Soldier

Aleksandr Sountsov ... Russian Soldier
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, violence and some sexual content.
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
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Trivia:
The film was shot as if it had been made in 1945. Only studio back lots, sets and local Los Angeles locations were used. No radio microphones were used, the film was lit with only incandescent lights and period lenses were used on the cameras. The actors were directed to perform in a presentational, stage style. The only allowance was the inclusion of nudity, violence and cursing which would have been forbidden by the Production Code. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In two shots you see a double-deck bus. While these existed in Berlin at the time, this one is a London bus as the entry/exit platform is on the left rather than the right. more
Quotes:
Patrick Tully: [threatening a Jewish double amputee] Don't you jew me over the price! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
You're Some Pretty Doll more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Old Warner Bros. Lives Again, 5 July 2007
Author: Skrib from Cambria, CA

I didn't expect this movie to be so satisfying, but it was. Maybe old studio films were satisfying because they tied everything up at the end. All of the questions were answered. You knew what would become of the characters after the camera stopped. This movie reminded me of a number of post-war films, The Big Lift and The Third Man in particular. Blanchett, who is not a great beauty but plays one magnificently in movies, is unforgettable as the ultimate surviver. No act is too repulsive, as the opening sequence testifies. (Screenwriting 101 - an early scene should encapsulate character, a short-cut to audience intimacy. Yes, I'm a former screenwriter. I confess.) Clooney, the reluctant movie star, is dead-on as the man who knows nothing, but thinks he knows everything. Can any character be beaten up this often and retain his balls? Clooney can. And then there's Tobey MaGuire's Corporal Tully, the "little picture" guy who can barely see past his "excitement". MaGuire delivers a glove-on-hand performance no one from the golden age of film noir could match. And for film buffs there's even a tip of the hat to Chinatown — just follow the water, Jake. This movie floats in your mind like an after-image long after the DVD has ceased to play.

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