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The Good Shepherd

- Edward Wilson believed in America, and he would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it.

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.

Release Date : 2006-12-11

Language :EnglishRussianSpanishGermanLingala

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesMorgan Creek EntertainmentTribeca ProductionsAmerican Zoetrope

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Good Shepard

Cast

Matt Damon

Character Name : Edward Bell Wilson

Original Name : Matt Damon

Gender : Male

Angelina Jolie

Character Name : Margaret Ann Russell

Original Name : Angelina Jolie

Gender : Female

Alec Baldwin

Character Name : Sam Murach

Original Name : Alec Baldwin

Gender : Male

Tammy Blanchard

Character Name : Laura

Original Name : Tammy Blanchard

Gender : Female

Billy Crudup

Character Name : Arch Cummings

Original Name : Billy Crudup

Gender : Male

Robert De Niro

Character Name : Bill Sullivan

Original Name : Robert De Niro

Gender : Male

Keir Dullea

Character Name : Senator John Russell, Sr.

Original Name : Keir Dullea

Gender : Male

Michael Gambon

Character Name : Dr. Fredericks

Original Name : Michael Gambon

Gender : Male

Martina Gedeck

Character Name : Hanna Schiller

Original Name : Martina Gedeck

Gender : Female

William Hurt

Character Name : Philip Allen

Original Name : William Hurt

Gender : Male

Timothy Hutton

Character Name : Thomas Wilson

Original Name : Timothy Hutton

Gender : Male

Mark Ivanir

Character Name : Valentin Mironov #2

Original Name : Mark Ivanir

Gender : Male

Gabriel Macht

Character Name : John Russell, Jr.

Original Name : Gabriel Macht

Gender : Male

Lee Pace

Character Name : Richard Hayes

Original Name : Lee Pace

Gender : Male

Joe Pesci

Character Name : Joseph Palmi

Original Name : Joe Pesci

Gender : Male

Eddie Redmayne

Character Name : Edward Wilson Jr.

Original Name : Eddie Redmayne

Gender : Male

John Sessions

Character Name : Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

Original Name : John Sessions

Gender : Male

John Turturro

Character Name : Raymond Brocco

Original Name : John Turturro

Gender : Male

Yelena Shmulenson

Character Name : Dollar Woman

Original Name : Yelena Shmulenson

Gender : Female

Jack Martin

Character Name : Dollar Little Boy

Original Name : Jack Martin

Gender : Male

Anne-Marie Cusson

Character Name : Philip Allen's Secretary

Original Name : Anne-Marie Cusson

Gender : Male

Robert Bermudez Cordell

Character Name : Bay of Pigs Voiceover (voice)

Original Name : Robert Bermudez Cordell

Gender : Male

David Crommett

Character Name : Spanish Translator

Original Name : David Crommett

Gender : Male

Michael Arden

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : Michael Arden

Gender : Male

Justin Bohon

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : Justin Bohon

Gender : Male

Justin Daniel

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : Justin Daniel

Gender : Male

Michael Flanigan

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : Michael Flanigan

Gender : Male

John Hill

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : John Hill

Gender : Male

Will Reynolds

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : Will Reynolds

Gender : Male

Michael Seelbach

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : Michael Seelbach

Gender : Male

Ryan Michael Shaw

Character Name : Pinafore Actor

Original Name : Ryan Michael Shaw

Gender : Male

Stephen Powell

Character Name : HMS Pinafore Singer

Original Name : Stephen Powell

Gender : Male

Henry Gummer

Character Name : Bonesman / Boatswain

Original Name : Henry Gummer

Gender : Male

Gregory Marcel

Character Name : Dancing Skeleton

Original Name : Gregory Marcel

Gender : Male

Austin Williams

Character Name : Young Edward Wilson

Original Name : Austin Williams

Gender : Male

Sophie Sutton

Character Name : Connie Wilson

Original Name : Sophie Sutton

Gender : Male

Lars Gerhard

Character Name : Mr. Haupt

Original Name : Lars Gerhard

Gender : Male

Tessa Kim

Character Name : Mr. Haupt's Translator

Original Name : Tessa Kim

Gender : Female

Peter Kybart

Character Name : Dr. Manheim

Original Name : Peter Kybart

Gender : Male

Rob Barnes

Character Name : Man at Jazz Club

Original Name : Rob Barnes

Gender : Male

Lee Bryant

Character Name : Mrs. John Russell, Sr.

Original Name : Lee Bryant

Gender : Female

Laila Robins

Character Name : Toddy Allen

Original Name : Laila Robins

Gender : Female

Redman Maxfield

Character Name : Older Bonesman 1940

Original Name : Redman Maxfield

Gender : Male

John C. Whitehead

Character Name : Reverend Collins

Original Name : John C. Whitehead

Gender : Male

Jeff Skowron

Character Name : Deer Island Crooner 1940

Original Name : Jeff Skowron

Gender : Male

Oleg Shtefanko

Character Name : Ulysses / Stas Siyanko

Original Name : Олег Штефанко

Gender : Male

Meredith Deacon

Character Name : John Russell, Jr.'s Girlfriend

Original Name : Meredith Deacon

Gender : Male

Josh Casaubon

Character Name : Army Man 1940

Original Name : Josh Casaubon

Gender : Male

Christopher Evan Welch

Character Name : Photography Technical Officer

Original Name : Christopher Evan Welch

Gender : Male

Tuc Watkins

Character Name : Sound Technical Officer

Original Name : Tuc Watkins

Gender : Male

Leonard Logsdail

Character Name : Tailor

Original Name : Leonard Logsdail

Gender : Male

Eric Lindh

Character Name : Tailor Shop Guard

Original Name : Eric Lindh

Gender : Male

Trace Taylor

Character Name : Cryptographer

Original Name : Trace Taylor

Gender : Female

Amanda Barron

Character Name : Cryptographer

Original Name : Amanda Barron

Gender : Female

James Faulkner

Character Name : Lord Cooper

Original Name : James Faulkner

Gender : Male

Robert Ian Mackenzie

Character Name : Cambridge Club Butler

Original Name : Robert Ian Mackenzie

Gender : Male

Dieter Riesle

Character Name : Herr Franck

Original Name : Dieter Riesle

Gender : Male

Sándor Técsy

Character Name : Sasha, Ulysses' Aide

Original Name : Sándor Técsy

Gender : Male

Tommy Nelson

Character Name : Edward Wilson Jr. - Age 6-7

Original Name : Tommy Nelson

Gender : Male

Greg Plitt

Character Name : Guard with Sullivan

Original Name : Greg Plitt

Gender : Male

Marcos Cohen

Character Name : Dr. Ibanez

Original Name : Marcos Cohen

Gender : Male

Jeff Applegate

Character Name : Michael Johnson

Original Name : Jeff Applegate

Gender : Male

Jon Monett

Character Name : CIA Insect Man

Original Name : Jon Monett

Gender : Male

Sandee Conrad

Character Name : Edward's Secretary

Original Name : Sandee Conrad

Gender : Male

Jonathan Dokuchitz

Character Name : Husband Dinner Guest

Original Name : Jonathan Dokuchitz

Gender : Male

Susan Haskell

Character Name : Wife Dinner Guest

Original Name : Susan Haskell

Gender : Female

Sjoerd Dejong

Character Name : Santa Claus

Original Name : Sjoerd Dejong

Gender : Male

Neal Huff

Character Name : Teletype Operations Officer

Original Name : Neal Huff

Gender : Male

Jason Butler Harner

Character Name : Teletype Communications Officer

Original Name : Jason Butler Harner

Gender : Male

Amy Wright

Character Name : Safe House Operations Officer

Original Name : Amy Wright

Gender : Female

Matthew Humphreys

Character Name : Cherry Orchard Actor

Original Name : Matthew Humphreys

Gender : Male

Karron Graves

Character Name : Cherry Orchard Actress

Original Name : Karron Graves

Gender : Female

Robert C. Kirk

Character Name : Laura's Taxi Driver

Original Name : Robert C. Kirk

Gender : Male

Reathel Bean

Character Name : 'Dame' Bonesman

Original Name : Reathel Bean

Gender : Male

Jerry Coyle

Character Name : 'Dame' Bonesman

Original Name : Jerry Coyle

Gender : Male

Wally Dunn

Character Name : 'Dame' Bonesman

Original Name : Wally Dunn

Gender : Male

Roger Rathburn

Character Name : 'Dame' Bonesman

Original Name : Roger Rathburn

Gender : Male

Michael Melvoin

Character Name : Piano Player

Original Name : Michael Melvoin

Gender : Male

Glenn Kalison

Character Name : Telephone Operations Officer

Original Name : Glenn Kalison

Gender : Male

John Knox

Character Name : Technical Service Officer

Original Name : John Knox

Gender : Male

Benjamin Eakeley

Character Name : Bonesman 1960

Original Name : Benjamin Eakeley

Gender : Male

Gino Cafarelli

Character Name : Palmi's Bodyguard

Original Name : Gino Cafarelli

Gender : Male

Tommy DeVito

Character Name : Palmi's Bodyguard

Original Name : Tommy DeVito

Gender : Male

Stefanie Nava

Character Name : Tina Palmi

Original Name : Stefanie Nava

Gender : Female

Isabella Cimato

Character Name : Palmi's Granddaughter

Original Name : Isabella Cimato

Gender : Male

Jimmy Marchese

Character Name : Palmi's Grandson

Original Name : Jimmy Marchese

Gender : Male

Robert Prescott

Character Name : Bonesman MC 1961

Original Name : Robert Prescott

Gender : Male

Bill McHugh

Character Name : Reverend Christiansen

Original Name : Bill McHugh

Gender : Male

Ann Hampton Callaway

Character Name : 1961 Deer Island Singer

Original Name : Ann Hampton Callaway

Gender : Female

Christopher Druckman

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Christopher Druckman

Gender : Male

Liya Kebede

Character Name : Miriam

Original Name : Liya Kebede

Gender : Female

John Henry

Character Name : Philip Allen's Driver

Original Name : John Henry

Gender : Male

Josh Pence

Character Name : Bonesman

Original Name : Josh Pence

Gender : Male

Dave Payton

Character Name : College Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Payton

Gender : Male

Vladislav Kozlov

Character Name : Executioner (uncredited)

Original Name : Vladislav Kozlov

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-19

So rather than spend a fortune on special disguises, plastic surgery and prosthetics, the secret of being a successful counter-intelligence agent is loads of Bryclream, a pair of thick-set spectacles and a fawn, knee-length, mac. That's what puts the c into overt! That theory sort works for Matt Damon here with this lacklustre drama set around the time in world history when the American government realised they needed to gather intelligence about whom their potential 20th century foes might be. He is "Edward Wilson", who after being sworn into some top secret masonic style of society at school finds himself learning the arts of espionage in a wartorn London, then to Berlin, the back to Uncle Sam where his accrued skills leave him well placed to root out Nazi sympathisers and Soviet agents and defectors. Initially he is full of the joys of spring, his task a patriotic duty. Increasingly, though, as his hastily arranged marriage to "Margaret" (the sparingly used Angelina Jolie) starts to suffer, cynicism creeps in and what semblance of decency he had begins to become subsumed into a determination to get results - regardless of the methods frequently employed by his sidekick "Ray" (John Turturro). Robert De Niro clearly has pulling power with his directorial promise, but most of the supporting cast add little to this muddling drama that trips over it's own cloak way too often looking for the dagger. Quite where Billy Crudup's accent came from is anyone's guess and the plodding nature of this rather wearisome, if stylishly filmed, drama makes it quite a slog to sit through. It's all just a bit too self-indulgent and presents us with a rather ungracious and arrogant side to an American superiority complex that I found a bit dull.