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The Good German
The Good German

The Good German

If war is Hell, then what comes after?

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DramaMysteryRomanceThrillerWar

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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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Budget

$32000000

Revenue

$5914908

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

15 December 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Clooney

George Clooney

Jake Geismar

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

Ravil Isyanov

Ravil Isyanov

General Sikorsky

Christian Oliver

Christian Oliver

Emil Brandt

Dave Power

Dave Power

Lieutenant Schaeffer

Don Pugsley

Don Pugsley

Gunther

Dominic Comperatore

Dominic Comperatore

Levi

John Roeder

John Roeder

Gunther

J. Paul Boehmer

J. Paul Boehmer

British Press Aide

Igor Korošec

Igor Korošec

Russian Soldier

Boris Kievsky

Boris Kievsky

Russian Soldier

Vladimir Kulikov

Vladimir Kulikov

Russian Soldier

Yevgeniy Narovlyanskiy

Yevgeniy Narovlyanskiy

Russian Soldier

Aleksandr Sountsov

Aleksandr Sountsov

Russian Soldier

Dean Misch

Dean Misch

German Boy

Justin Misch

Justin Misch

German Boy

Tom Cummins

Tom Cummins

British Interviewer

Brandon Keener

Brandon Keener

Clerk

Gian Franco Tordi

Gian Franco Tordi

The Butcher

David Willis

David Willis

Franz Bettmann

Alexandra Carter

Alexandra Carter

German Woman (uncredited)

Alec Gray

Alec Gray

German Boy (uncredited)

Zvonimir Hace

Zvonimir Hace

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Sten Jacobs

Sten Jacobs

Soldier (uncredited)

Dmitriy Karpov

Dmitriy Karpov

Soviet Officer (uncredited)

Ian Novotny

Ian Novotny

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Spiro Papas

Spiro Papas

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Patrick Tatten

Patrick Tatten

Political Attache (uncredited)

Stephen Wheeler

Stephen Wheeler

Russian Military Police Officer (uncredited)

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