The Good German
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The Good German

If war is Hell, then what comes after?

5.8 / 10 2006 1h 48mR English
DramaMysteryRomanceThrillerWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

George Clooney

George Clooney

Jake Geismar

Lead
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Lena Brandt

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Tully

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Colonel Muller

Tony Curran

Tony Curran

Danny

Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Bernie Teitel

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Congressman Breimer

Robin Weigert

Robin Weigert

Hannelore

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steven Soderbergh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Good German is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker