Drama ·Mystery ·Romance ·Thriller ·War · United States of America · 2006 · 1h 48m

The Good German

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Director
Steven Soderbergh
Cast
George Clooney as Jake Geismar Cate Blanchett as Lena Brandt Tobey Maguire as Tully Beau Bridges as Colonel Muller Tony Curran as Danny Leland Orser as Bernie Teitel
Crew
Steven Soderbergh — Director of Photography Steven Soderbergh — Editor Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer Paul Attanasio — Screenplay Joseph Kanon — Novel Ben Cosgrove — Producer
Tagline

If war is Hell, then what comes after?

Synopsis

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

Trailer The Good German — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
berlin, germanychauffeurcorruptionlove of one's lifenaziwar correspondentalliesblack markettruthmissilemurderblack and white
Key Collaborators
Steven Soderbergh Director Steven Soderbergh Director of Photography Steven Soderbergh Editor Thomas Newman Original Music Composer Paul Attanasio Screenplay Joseph Kanon Novel Ben Cosgrove Producer Gregory Jacobs Producer Philip Messina Production Design Louise Frogley Costume Design
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