The Good German

The Good German (Film), released 2006 — adapted from The good German by Joseph Kanon.

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.

Starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

The Good German poster artwork

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