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 | 8.432 |
Directed By
Steven Soderbergh
Crew
Paul Attanasio
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
Joseph Kanon
Steven Soderbergh
Heather Elisa Hill
Lynda Foote
Kevin Hannigan
Waldo Sanchez
Gregory Lynch Jr.
Steven Meizler
R. Michael De Chellis
Scott Bobbitt
Jose Danner
Doug J. Meerdink
Larry Blake
Tannis Vallely
Kristen Toscano Messina
Marina Hart
Debra Zane
Julie Hewett
Joe Hill
Wylie Griffin
Chris Lombardi
Shandra Beri
Gregg Schaublin
Laura Dunlop
Lynn Givens
Thomas J. Smith
Emanuel Millar
Chris Snyder
Melissa Brockman
Jeremy Rich
David Kirchner
Fríða Aradóttir
Heba Thorisdottir
James Plannette
Bill Bernstein
Kent Baker
Steve Borgese
Micah Roehr
Jose F. Barrios
Philip Messina
Louise Frogley
Jason M. Moore
Melinda Sue Gordon
Michelle Vittone
Mickey Giacomazzi
Gene Hartline
Jody Spilkoman
Basti Van Der Woude
Larry Blake
Joni Avery
Alicia Stevenson
Robin L. Miller
David Betancourt
Dawn Fintor
Gregory Jacobs
Paul Ledford
Thomas Newman
Trey Batchelor
Randall L. Johnson
Kimaree Long
Ryan Piers Williams
Ben Waisbren
Ben Cosgrove
Frederic W. Brost
Gregory Jacobs
Tabby Hanson
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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