The Good German (2006)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $32,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,914,908.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.2346 |
Directed By
Steven Soderbergh
Crew
Joseph Kanon
Steven Soderbergh
Paul Attanasio
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Debra Zane
Philip Messina
Doug J. Meerdink
Kristen Toscano Messina
Louise Frogley
Wylie Griffin
Chris Snyder
Larry Blake
Kevin Hannigan
Heather Elisa Hill
Melissa Brockman
Thomas J. Smith
Chris Lombardi
Melinda Sue Gordon
Steven Meizler
R. Michael De Chellis
Kent Baker
Jeremy Rich
Tannis Vallely
Lynda Foote
Shandra Beri
Jason M. Moore
Gregg Schaublin
David Kirchner
Bill Bernstein
Laura Dunlop
Lynn Givens
Waldo Sanchez
Emanuel Millar
Marina Hart
Fríða Aradóttir
Julie Hewett
Michelle Vittone
Heba Thorisdottir
Gregory Lynch Jr.
Steve Borgese
Scott Bobbitt
Micah Roehr
Jose F. Barrios
Jose Danner
Joe Hill
James Plannette
Mickey Giacomazzi
Gene Hartline
Jody Spilkoman
Basti Van Der Woude
Larry Blake
Joni Avery
Dawn Fintor
Kimaree Long
David Betancourt
Paul Ledford
Alicia Stevenson
Robin L. Miller
Thomas Newman
Gregory Jacobs
Trey Batchelor
Randall L. Johnson
Ryan Piers Williams
Gregory Jacobs
Ben Cosgrove
Ben Waisbren
Frederic W. Brost
Tabby Hanson
John Robotham
TOP CAST
George Clooney
Jake Geismar
Cate Blanchett
Lena Brandt
Tobey Maguire
Tully
Beau Bridges
Colonel Muller
Tony Curran
Danny
Leland Orser
Bernie Teitel
Jack Thompson
Congressman Breimer
Robin Weigert
Hannelore
Ravil Isyanov
General Sikorsky
Christian Oliver
Emil Brandt
Dave Power
Lieutenant Schaeffer
Don Pugsley
Gunther
Dominic Comperatore
Levi
John Roeder
Gunther
J. Paul Boehmer
British Press Aide
Igor Korošec
Russian Soldier
Boris Kievsky
Russian Soldier
Vladimir Kulikov
Russian Soldier
Yevgeniy Narovlyanskiy
Russian Soldier
Aleksandr Sountsov
Russian Soldier
Dean Misch
German Boy
Justin Misch
German Boy
Tom Cummins
British Interviewer
Brandon Keener
Clerk
Gian Franco Tordi
The Butcher
David Willis
Franz Bettmann
Alexandra Carter
German Woman (uncredited)
Alec Gray
German Boy (uncredited)
Zvonimir Hace
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Sten Jacobs
Soldier (uncredited)
Dmitriy Karpov
Soviet Officer (uncredited)
Ian Novotny
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Spiro Papas
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Patrick Tatten
Political Attache (uncredited)
Stephen Wheeler
Russian Military Police Officer (uncredited)
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