The Good German

original title:
The Good German
other titles:
(In den Ruinen von Berlin)
country / year of production:
USA / 2006 (x)
original length:
105 min. , black/white
premiere:
12 November 2006, American Cinemateque
genre:
melodrama
based on:
Joseph Kanon. The Good German. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2001.
director:
Steven Soderbergh
film script:
Paul Attanasio , Joseph Kanon
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cast (role):
Cate Blanchett , Beau Bridges , George Clooney
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place in post-war Berlin and deals with an Americann journalist, who becomes involved into a mysterious murder story during he is looking for his former love.
keywords:
post-war era , women during wartime , civilians , journalism , reporter , media
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Stephen Hunter. "'The Good German': Frozen in the '40s". In: The Washington Post, 130, 17, 22 December 2006.

Wilfried Loth (Hg.). Die deutsche Frage in der Nachkriegszeit. Berlin: Akad.-Verl., 1994.
remarks:
Homepage: http://thegoodgerman.warnerbros.com/
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