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September 2006
First Look: The Good German


First Look:
THE GOOD GERMAN

Release Date: December 8, 2006 (limited; wider release: December 25; wider release: January 19, 2007)
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: Paul Attanasio
Cast: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Leland Orser, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran

Synopsis: 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 embroiled with Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett), a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tully (Tobey Maguire), a soldier in the American army motor pool assigned to drive Jake around Berlin, has black market connections that may be Lena's way out -- or lead them all into even darker territory.

 

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