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The Good German (2006)

R  105 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Thriller   -  14 February 2007 (France)
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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.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Paul Attanasio (screenplay), Joseph Kanon (novel)

Stars:

George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Jack Thompson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Thompson Jack Thompson ...
John Roeder ...
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George Clooney ...
Tobey Maguire ...
Cate Blanchett ...
Dominic Comperatore ...
Levi
Dave Power ...
Tony Curran ...
Danny
Ravil Isyanov ...
General Sikorsky
J. Paul Boehmer ...
British Press Aide
Igor Korosec ...
Russian Soldier
Boris Kievsky ...
Russian Soldier
Vladimir Kulikov Vladimir Kulikov ...
Russian Soldier
Yevgeniy Narovlyanskiy Yevgeniy Narovlyanskiy ...
Russian Soldier
Aleksandr Sountsov ...
Russian Soldier
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Storyline

Berlin, July, 1945. Journalist Jake Geismer arrives to cover the Potsdam conference, issued a captain's uniform for easier passage. He also wants to find Lena, an old flame who's now a prostitute desperate to get out of Berlin. He discovers that the driver he's assigned, a cheerful down-home sadist named Corporal Tully, is Lena's keeper. When the body of a murdered man washes up in Potsdam (within the Russian sector), Jake may be the only person who wants to solve the crime: U.S. personnel are busy finding Nazis to bring to trial, the Russians and the Americans are looking for German rocket scientists, and Lena has her own secrets. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

American | Driver | Russian | Journalist | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

If war is hell then what comes after? See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and some sexual content See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El buen alemán See more »

Filming Locations:

Little Europe, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$76,817 (USA) (17 December 2006) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$1,290,623 (USA) (1 April 2007)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunset Gower Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Section Eight See more »
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DTS  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

David Holmes composed a complete score which was rejected. See 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. See more »

Quotes

Patrick Tully: You can say what you want about the war... but, the war was the best thing that ever happened to me. Because when you have money, then, for the first time in your life, you underSTAND it, what money does for you. Where before all you understood was NOT having it? Money allows you to be who you truly are.
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Crazy Credits

All the logos appear in black and white, while the Warner Brothers logo
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Connections

Referenced in "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: George Clooney (#11.149)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"You're Some Pretty Doll"
Written by Clarence Williams
Performed by William Marsh, Chris Ross, Johnny Britt and Gary Stockdale See more »