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The Good German is a 2006 American neo-noir crime film. A film adaptation of Joseph Kanon's 2001 novel of the same name, it was directed by Steven Soderbergh, and stars George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire.
The Good German: Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges. While in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation that involves his former mistress and his driver.
When the body of a murdered man washes up in Potsdam (within the Russian sector), Jake may be the only person who wants to solve the crime: U.S. personnel are busy finding Nazis to bring to trial, the Russians and the Americans are looking for German rocket scientists, and Lena has her own secrets. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Jake Geismar (George Clooney), an Army correspondent, helps his former lover, Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett), comb post-World War II Berlin for her missing husband, who is wanted by American and ...
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May 22, 2009 · Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon, The Good German takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar (George Clooney) becomes...
The Good German. Amidst the ruins of post-World War II Berlin, U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies.
Dec 15, 2006 · Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Drama, Mystery, Thriller. R. 1h 45m. By Manohla Dargis. Dec. 15, 2006. In his genre pastiche “The Good German,” Steven Soderbergh has tried to resurrect the magic...
