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A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.


“If war is Hell, then what comes after?”
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.

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
The Good German is a drama, mystery, romance, thriller, war film released in 2006 exploring themes of berlin, germany, chauffeur, corruption, love of one's life, nazi, war correspondent. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, it stars George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire. 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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