The Good Shepherd (2006)
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The Good Shepherd is a American spy film produced and directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, and De Niro, with an extensive supporting cast. Although it is a fictional film loosely based on real events, it is advertised as telling the untold story of the birth of counter-intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The film was released on December 22, 2006, to generally favorable reviews. However it grossed just $100 million against an estimated $80 million production budget.
In 1961, senior CIA officer Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) receives a photograph and tape recording after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion, and obtains a coded signal from “Cardinal.”
In 1939, attending Yale University, Edward is invited to join Skull and Bones. In his initiation, he reveals that he discovered but never read the suicide note left by his father (Timothy Hutton), an admiral who was to be named Secretary of the Navy until his loyalties were questioned. FBI agent Sam Murach (Alec Baldwin) recruits Edward to expose professor Dr. Fredericks (Michael Gambon) as a Nazi spy, leading to Fredericks’ resignation. Edward dates a deaf student named Laura (Tammy Blanchard), but is seduced by Margaret “Clover” Russell (Angelina Jolie) in 1940. General Bill Sullivan (Robert De Niro) offers Edward a post in London with the OSS.
Director: Robert De Niro
Writer: Eric Roth
Stars: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin, Timothy Hutton, Michael Gambon, Tammy Blanchard
Cast:
| Matt Damon | … | Edward Wilson |
| Angelina Jolie | … | Margaret ‘Clover’ Russell |
| Alec Baldwin | … | Sam Murach |
| Tammy Blanchard | … | Laura |
| Billy Crudup | … | Arch Cummings |
| Robert De Niro | … | Bill Sullivan |
| Keir Dullea | … | Senator John Russell, Sr. |
| Michael Gambon | … | Dr. Fredericks |
| Martina Gedeck | … | Hanna Schiller |
| William Hurt | … | Philip Allen |
| Timothy Hutton | … | Thomas Wilson |
| Mark Ivanir | … | Valentin Mironov #2 |
| Gabriel Macht | … | John Russell, Jr. |
| Lee Pace | … | Richard Hayes |
| Joe Pesci | … | Joseph Palmi |
| Eddie Redmayne | … | Edward Wilson Jr. |
| John Sessions | … | Valentin Mironov #1 / Yuri Modin |
| Oleg Stefan | … | Ulysses / Stas Siyanko |
| John Turturro | … | Ray Brocco |
| 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 (as Tessa Keimes) |
| 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 (as John Whitehead) |
| Jeff Skowron | … | Deer Island Crooner 1940 |
| 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 (as Sandor Tecsy) |
| Tommy Nelson | … | Edward, 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 (as Mike Melvoin) |
| 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 |
| Angelis Alexandris | … | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Marc Ameruso | … | Background at CIA office (uncredited) |
| Will Blomker | … | Skull and Bones Member (uncredited) |
| Carl Burrows | … | Professor (uncredited) |
| Laura Butler | … | Extra (uncredited) |
| Frank Cadillac | … | Counterman (uncredited) |
| Pete Carmen | … | Teletype Communications Officer (uncredited) |
| Cuyle Carvin | … | Suicide Victim (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia