The Good Shepherd

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Overview : 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.
Budget : 85000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 167 min
Release Date : 2006-12-11
Imdb ID : tt0343737
Status : Released

Cast

Matt Damon
Edward Bell Wilson

Angelina Jolie
Margaret Ann Russell

Robert De Niro
Bill Sullivan

Alec Baldwin
Sam Murach

William Hurt
Philip Allen

Joe Pesci
Joseph Palmi

John Turturro
Raymond Brocco

Billy Crudup
Archibald Cummings

Tammy Blanchard
Laura

Michael Gambon
Dr. Fredericks

Timothy Hutton
Thomas Wilson

John Sessions
Valentin Mironov #1/Yuri Modin

Keir Dullea
Senator John Russell, Sr.

Martina Gedeck
Hanna Schiller

Gabriel Macht
John Russell, Jr.

Lee Pace
Richard Hayes

Eddie Redmayne
Edward Wilson Jr.

Mark Ivanir
Valentin Mironov #2

Yelena Shmulenson
Dollar Woman

Jack Martin
Dollar Little Boy

Anne-Marie Cusson
Philip Allen's Secretary

Robert Bermudez Cordell
Bay of Pigs Voiceover (voice)

David Crommett
Spanish Translator

Michael Arden
Pinafore Actor

Justin Bohon
Pinafore Actor

Justin Daniel
Pinafore Actor

Michael Flanigan
Pinafore Actor

John Hill
Pinafore Actor

Will Reynolds
Pinafore Actor

Michael Seelbach
Pinafore Actor

Ryan Michael Shaw
Pinafore Actor

Stephen Powell
HMS Pinafore Singer

Henry Gummer
Bonesman / Boatswain

Gregory Marcel
Dancing Skeleton

Austin Williams
Young Edward Wilson

Sophie Sutton
Connie Wilson

Lars Gerhard
Mr. Haupt

Tessa Kim
Mr. Haupt's Translator

Peter Kybart
Dr. Manheim

Rob Barnes
Man at Jazz Club

Lee Bryant
Mrs. John Russell, Sr.

Laila Robins
Toddy Allen

Redman Maxfield
Older Bonesman 1940

John C. Whitehead
Reverend Collins

Jeff Skowron
Deer Island Crooner 1940

Олег Штефанко
Ulysses / Stas Siyanko

Meredith Deacon
John Russell, Jr.'s Girlfriend

Josh Casaubon
Army Man 1940

Christopher Evan Welch
Photography Technical Officer

Tuc Watkins
Sound Technical Officer

Leonard Logsdail
Tailor

Eric Lindh
Tailor Shop Guard

Trace Taylor
Cryptographer

Amanda Barron
Cryptographer

James Faulkner
Lord Cooper

Robert Ian Mackenzie
Cambridge Club Butler

Dieter Riesle
Herr Franck

Sándor Técsy
Sasha, Ulysses' Aide

Tommy Nelson
Edward Wilson Jr. - Age 6-7

Greg Plitt
Guard with Sullivan

Marcos Cohen
Dr. Ibanez

Jeff Applegate
Michael Johnson

Jon Monett
CIA Insect Man

Sandee Conrad
Edward's Secretary

Jonathan Dokuchitz
Husband Dinner Guest

Susan Haskell
Wife Dinner Guest

Sjoerd Dejong
Santa Claus

Neal Huff
Teletype Operations Officer

Jason Butler Harner
Teletype Communications Officer

Amy Wright
Safe House Operations Officer

Matthew Humphreys
Cherry Orchard Actor

Karron Graves
Cherry Orchard Actress

Robert C. Kirk
Laura's Taxi Driver

Reathel Bean
'Dame' Bonesman

Jerry Coyle
'Dame' Bonesman

Wally Dunn
'Dame' Bonesman

Roger Rathburn
'Dame' Bonesman

Michael Melvoin
Piano Player

Glenn Kalison
Telephone Operations Officer

John Knox
Technical Service Officer

Benjamin Eakeley
Bonesman 1960

Gino Cafarelli
Palmi's Bodyguard

Tommy DeVito
Palmi's Bodyguard

Stefanie Nava
Tina Palmi

Isabella Cimato
Palmi's Granddaughter

Jimmy Marchese
Palmi's Grandson

Robert Prescott
Bonesman MC 1961

Bill McHugh
Reverend Christiansen

Ann Hampton Callaway
1961 Deer Island Singer

Christopher Druckman
FBI Agent

Liya Kebede
Miriam

John Henry
Philip Allen's Driver

Josh Pence
Bonesman

Dave Payton
College Student (uncredited)

Vladislav Kozlov
Executioner (uncredited)

Nyasha Hatendi
Thomas Lumumba (uncredited)

Diana Shneider
Irina Russell (uncredited)

Alec Von Bargen
Fidel Castro (uncredited)

Rick Voight
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

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Reviews

Geronimo1967
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.