DVD
The good German
Call Number
- DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (WSQ)
Edition
Standard version.
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran, Leland Orser, Jack Thompson, Robin Weigert.
Publication Information
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2007.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R for language, violence and some sexual content.
Summary
This thriller takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar becomes involved with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt led 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 is an American soldier working in the U.S. army motor pool who is assigned to drive Jake around Berlin. Tully has black market connections that may be Lena's way out. But he could lead them all into even darker territory.
Notes
Videodisc release of the 2006 motion picture.
Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon.