---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Good German (2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: The Good German Genre: Neo-noir Crime Directed By: Steven Soderbergh Screenplay By: Paul Attanasio Starring: George Clooney as Captain Jacob "Jake" Geismer Cate Blanchett as Lena Brandt Tobey Maguire as Corporal Patrick Tully Beau Bridges as Colonel Muller Tony Curran as Danny Leland Orser as Captain Bernie Teitel Jack Thompson as Congressman Breimer Robin Weigert as Hannelore Ravil Isyanov as General Sikorski Dave Power as Lieutenant Hasso Schaeffer Christian Oliver as Emil Brandt Don Pugsley as Gunther Dominic Comperatore as Levi Music By: Thomas Newman Country: United States Released: 2006 Duration: 01:47:38 Quality: 4K UHD 2160p Blu-ray Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Specs: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video: MPEG-H HEVC Video / 65000 kbps / 2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 10 bits / HDR10 / BT.2020 *MPEG-H HEVC Video / 112 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 10 bits / Dolby Vision / BT.2020 Audio: 1: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2969 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Subtitles: English / 29.846 kbps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Good German is a 2006 American neo-noir crime film. A film adaptation of Joseph Kanon's 2001 novel, it was directed by Steven Soderbergh, and stars George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire. Set in Berlin following the Allied victory over the Nazis, it begins as a murder mystery but weaves in elements involving the American postwar employment of Nazi rocket scientists in Operation Paperclip. The film was shot in black-and-white and is designed to imitate the appearance of film noir from the 1940s, although it also includes material – such as sex scenes and swearing – that would have been prohibited by the Production Code. Its poster is a homage to the poster for Casablanca (1942, also from Warner Bros.), as is the closing scene at an airport. The DVD release presents the film in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio which declined in use from about 1953, though the theatrical release, and other DVD Releases, used the slightly more modern but still unusual 1.66:1 ratio. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $6 million worldwide against a budget of $32 million. It was nominated for the Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear and the Academy Award for Best Original Score. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy !