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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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