The Good Shepherd (2006)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Robert De Niro

Writer (WGA):

Eric Roth (written by)

Release Date:

22 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.

Plot Keywords:

Cold War | CIA | Idealism | Suicide | Spy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

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 Shtefanko	...	Ulysses / Stas Siyanko (as Oleg Stefan)
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 Keimes	...	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 Whitehead	...	Reverend Collins
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carl Burrows	...	Professor (uncredited)
Cuyle Carvin	...	Suicide Victim (uncredited)
Fidel Castro	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dominick Cicco	...	Protestor (uncredited)
Scot Cregan	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Brandon deSpain	...	Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Todd Detwiler	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Allyson Floyd	...	Deer Island Maid (uncredited)
Turi Haim	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Darryl Reuben Hall	...	Black Bar Patron (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Katherine Hoskins Mackey	...	Mom (uncredited)
Hristo Hristov	...	Guard (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jonah Keyes	...	Bonesman / Mud Wrestler (uncredited)
Vladislav Kozlov	...	Executioner (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Justin Restivo	...	Yale Student (uncredited)
James Lloyd Reynolds	...	Field Officer (uncredited)
Kenneth Richards	...	Bonesman (uncredited)
Drew Seltzer	...	Edward's Classmate (uncredited)
Reyna Shaskan	...	Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Diana Shneider	...	Irina Russell (uncredited)
Leonard Silver	...	Civil Servant (uncredited)
Christopher Stadulis	...	Under Cover CIA Agent (uncredited)
Alec Von Bargen	...	Fidel Castro (uncredited)
John Wernke	...	Bonesman #3 (uncredited)
Danny Zaccagnino	...	Bonesmen (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert De Niro

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Roth		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Brigham	....	executive producer
Francis Ford Coppola	....	executive producer
Robert De Niro	....	producer
Howard Kaplan	....	executive producer
Guy McElwaine	....	executive producer
David C. Robinson	....	executive producer (as David Robinson)
James G. Robinson	....	producer
Jane Rosenthal	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Fowler
Marcelo Zarvos

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tariq Anwar

Casting by
Sig De Miguel
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Jeannine Claudia Oppewall		(as Jeannine Oppewall)

Art Direction by
Robert Guerra

Set Decoration by
Gretchen Rau
Leslie E. Rollins
Alyssa Winter

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Christine Beveridge	....	makeup artist: Mr. Damon (as Chrissie Beveridge)
Sasha Cummins	....	additional hair stylist
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair stylist (as Alan Dangerio)
Diane Dixon	....	assistant hair stylist
Tatjana Dulovic	....	makeup artist: Dominican Republic (as Tatiana Dulovic)
Alrida Fernández	....	hair stylist: Dominican Republic (as Alfida Fernandez)
Kay Georgiou	....	hair stylist: Mr. Damon
Thom Gonzales	....	hair stylist
Toni G	....	makeup artist: Ms. Jolie (as Toni Garavaglia)
Maureen Hetherington	....	hair stylist: London
Colin Jamison	....	hair stylist: Ms. Jolie
Jennifer Johnson	....	additional hair stylist
Todd Kleitsch	....	co-makeup designer
Todd Kleitsch	....	key makeup artist
Adruitha Lee	....	hair stylist: Angelina Jolie, additional photography
Marilyn MacDonald	....	makeup artist: London
Rita Ogden	....	assistant makeup artist
Bridget O'Neill	....	key makeup artist: second unit, Los Angeles
Roisin O'Reilly	....	additional makeup artist
Dionne Pitsikoulis	....	makeup artist
Jerry Popolis	....	hair co-department head
Donna M. Premick	....	makeup artist: Dominican Republic (as Donna Premick)
John Quaglia	....	assistant hair stylist
Anne-Michelle Radcliffe	....	hair stylist
Scott H. Reeder	....	assistant hair stylist
Patricia Regan	....	makeup artist: Dominican Republic
Tomasina Smith	....	makeup artist
Carla White	....	makeup designer
Sunday Englis	....	prosthetic lab work (uncredited)

Production Management
Sean Garrett Fogel	....	production supervisor: second unit
Joseph E. Iberti	....	unit production manager
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella	....	production supervisor: additional photography
Rachel Neale	....	unit production manager: UK
Santiago Quinones	....	assistant production manager: Dominican Republic
Desiree Reyes	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Ames	....	assistant director: second unit
Jonny Benson	....	crowd third assistant director: London
Phil Booth	....	second assistant director: UK
Humberto Castellanos	....	second assistant director: Dominican Republic
H.H. Cooper	....	first assistant director
Bettina Godi	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Kali Harrison	....	second second assistant director
Ivan Herrera	....	second assistant director: Dominican Republic
Jason Ivey	....	additional second assistant director
Marissa Kaplan	....	dga trainee
Robert Legato	....	second unit director (as Rob Legato)
Vicky Marks	....	third assistant director: UK
Francisco Ortiz	....	second assistant director: second unit
Gary S. Rake	....	additional second assistant director
Ruben Flores Rios II	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C.
Jennifer Truelove	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jille Azis	....	set decorator: London
Mark Bachman	....	graphic designer
Mark Bentley	....	set dresser
Russell Bobbitt	....	property master
David B. Brenner	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles re-shoots
Roland Brooks	....	charge scenic artist
Kelley Burney	....	set dresser
Francine Byrne	....	art department coordinator
Philip Canfield	....	leadman
Shannon Canfield	....	set dresser
William J. Canfield	....	set dresser
Carl Catanese	....	leadman: Dominican Republic/Washington D.C.
Doug Coleman	....	set dresser
Guy Cope	....	daily rigger
Kaem Coughlin	....	scenic artist
Gary Dawson	....	stand-by props
Jerry DeRogatis	....	set dresser
Daniel Dietrich	....	general foreman: Dominican Republic
Anthony Dimeo	....	property master: New York
Laura Dishington	....	graphic designer
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	carpenter
Gill Farr	....	production buyer: UK
Enrique Soldevilla Flórez	....	art department assistant: Dominican Republic
Gerard J. Furey	....	set construction foreman
Emily Gaunt	....	camera scenic artist
Bobbi Jo Gonzales	....	set dresser: reshoots
Greco	....	set dresser
Claire Hassig	....	scenic artist
Nicholas Hill	....	greensman
Arlo Hoffman	....	on-set greens
Leo Holder	....	graphic artist
Eric Hunsaker	....	set dresser
Nicole Joubert	....	painter
Jeff Juberget	....	scenic artist
Eric Kagan	....	assistant props
Eric Kagan	....	food stylist
Derrick Kardos	....	additional graphic designer
Lisa Kent	....	set buyer
Claire Kirk	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Kuder	....	carpenter
Miguel López-Castillo	....	art director: Dominican Republic
Julie Marr	....	scenic artist
Alejandra Martinez	....	scenic foreman
Jennifer Massi	....	set decorator production assistant
Barbra Matis	....	assistant art director
Alexandra Mazur	....	assistant set decorator
Jean-Paul Menard	....	set dresser
Martha Eidsness Mitchell	....	art department coordinator: Dominican Republic
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator: Dominican Republic
Meghan Murray	....	set decorating department assistant
Kelly Neary	....	prop assistant
Ken Nelson	....	construction coordinator
Tony Noble	....	concept artist: UK
Harry Pain	....	stand-by art director
Keith Pain	....	supervising art director: London
Garry Pastore	....	on-set dresser
Pavel Pesta	....	scenic artist
Ronnie Petagna	....	head carpenter
Edward Pisoni	....	assistant art director
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	scenic artist
James Sadek	....	construction foreman
Jo Sansom	....	art department assistant
Mark Paul Selemon	....	greens foreperson
Mark Paul Selemon	....	greens person
Theo Sena	....	props
Josephine Shokrian	....	art department assistant
Enrique Soldevilla	....	assistant art director: Dominican Republic
Katie Stern	....	art department assistant
John Wright Stevens	....	assistant art director
Jim Stubblefield	....	assistant property master: Dominican Republic
Guifre Tort Ortiz	....	scenic gang boss: Santo Domingo (as Guifre Tort)
Sloane U'Ren	....	assistant art director
Lance R. Walters	....	set dresser
Bradley Weinrieb	....	art department assistant
Chad E. Williams	....	assistant property master
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer
Harriet Zucker	....	assistant set decorator
Jack Garwood	....	dressing props (uncredited)
Jorge Luis Gonzalez	....	key scenic industrial (uncredited)
Mieke Jones	....	art department production assistant: reshoots (uncredited)
Elaine O'Donnell	....	set decorator: Dominican Republic (uncredited)

Sound Department
Coll Anderson	....	sound effects recordist
Antonio L. Arroyo	....	sound mixer: second unit
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist
John Casali	....	boom operator: UK
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Martin Czembor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phillip Fuller	....	technical support: sound
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	foley editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Avi Laniado	....	technical support: sound
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Allen Lau	....	apprentice sound editor
Tony Martinez	....	supervising dialogue adr editor
Jane McCulley	....	adr editor
Eytan Mirsky	....	foley editor
Chris Murphy	....	assistant sound
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Tom Nelson	....	sound mixer
Lenny Rabinowitz	....	adr recording engineer
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound effects editor
Steve Schwartz	....	first assistant sound editor
Warren Shaw	....	sound designer
Warren Shaw	....	sound re-recording mixer
Warren Shaw	....	supervising sound editor
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Stuart Stanley	....	foley editor
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Strausser	....	assistant sound editor
Bill Sweeney	....	foley editor (as William Sweeney)
Robert Troeller	....	sound mix technician
John Werner	....	dialogue editor
Eric Taylor Williamson	....	adr recording engineer

Special Effects by
Rafael Arias	....	special effects: Dominican Republic
Robin Beavis	....	special effects technician: UK
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor: UK
Gene Cunningham	....	special effects technician
Marc Dalet	....	special effects: Dominican Republic
Robert DeVine	....	special effects: stunt dummy
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Terry Palmer	....	special effects technician: UK
Linda Pierpont	....	special effects technician
Clemente Portillo	....	special effects: Dominican Republic
Robert J. Scupp	....	special effects foreman (as Robert Scupp)
John Stifanich	....	special effects coordinator
Nigel Wilkinson	....	special effects technician: UK

Visual Effects by
Enrico Altmann	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Ron Ames	....	visual effects producer
Lindsay Anderson	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX (as Lindsay M. Anderson)
Lindsay Anderson	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX (as Lindsay M. Anderson)
Jeff Barnes	....	prodcution executive: CafeFX
Brian Battles	....	visual effects: TheBasement
E.M. Bowen	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Seth Curlin	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Steve Dellerson	....	visual effects producer
Steve Dellerson	....	visual effects producer: Cafe FX
David Ebner	....	visual effects supervisor: CafeFX
Forest Fischer	....	miniature effects crew chief: New Deal Studios (as Forest P. Fischer)
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: Cafe FX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Shannon Blake Gans	....	visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios Inc.
Adam Gelbart	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Adam Gerstel	....	lead digital artist
Adam Gerstel	....	visual effects editor
Phillip Giles	....	effects animator: CafeFX (as Phil Giles)
Phillip Giles	....	lighting technical director
Paul Graff	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX
Paul Graff	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX
Matthew Gratzner	....	visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Kevin Hoppe	....	3D matchmover: CafeFX
Wendy Hulbert	....	visual effects coordinator: CafeFX
Jeffrey Jasper	....	compositor: New Deal Studios
Llyr Tobias Johansen	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	compositor: New Deal Studios
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital effects artist
Taryn P. Kelly	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios
Michael Kennen	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Stephen Lawes	....	visual effects: TheBasement
Robert Legato	....	visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
Richard Ivan Mann	....	visual effects producer: CafeFX
Ed Mendez	....	digital compositor: CafeFX (as Edwardo Mendez)
Ray Moore	....	model maker: New Deal Studios (as Raymond Moore)
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital film colorist
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Toby Newell	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX
Toby Newell	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX
Will Nicholson	....	digital effects artist
Will Nicholson	....	effects animator: CafeFX
Desi Ortiz	....	visual effects senior editor: CafeFX
A.J. Raitano	....	first assistant cameraman: insert unit, New Deal Studios
Richard R. Reed	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Anthony Riazzi	....	digital supervisor: New Deal Studios
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Ruben Rodas	....	digital paint artist: CafeFX
Ruben Rodas	....	rotoscope artist: CafeFX
David Sanger	....	visual effects producer: New Deal Studios
Robert Stromberg	....	matte painting supervisor
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Danny Torres	....	systems administrator
Dawn Turner	....	visual effects coordinator: CafeFX
O.D. Welch	....	production executive: CafeFX
Ned Wilson	....	compositor: New Deal Studios

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
Lloyd Bass	....	stunt performer
Jill Brown	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	co-stunt coordinator
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Levan Doran	....	stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Paul Herbert	....	stunt coordinator: UK
Rick Kain	....	precision driver
Michael Mancuso	....	stunt pilot
Christopher Place	....	stunt double: Gabriel Macht
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt coordinator (as Stephen Pope)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts
Bill Richards	....	stunt pilot
Aaron Vexler	....	stunt double: Mark Ivanir
April Weeden-Washington	....	stunt double: Liya Kebede
Jonah Keyes	....	stunt player (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby	....	grip
Hilary Benas	....	camera production assistant
Michael Burke	....	gaffer: New York
Johnny Cicco	....	lighting specialist: Mr. Damon
Xiomara Comrie	....	assistant camera
Howard J. Cournoyer	....	rigging electrician
Howard Davidson	....	grip
Julian J. Delacruz	....	assistant camera
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician
Brant S. Fagan	....	additional Steadicam operator
Christopher Fernandez	....	grip: Washington D.C.
Kate Filby	....	clapper loader: UK
Glenn Fishel	....	grip
Michael Gallart	....	gaffer: second unit
Rusty Gardner	....	video assist operator: Washington, DC
Kevin Gilligan	....	grip
Philip Gleason	....	video assist operator: additional photography
Dennis Green	....	24 frame video operator
Eugene Grobler	....	lighting balloon operator
Brian Heller	....	aerial camera operator
Paul Kelly	....	rigging electrian: UK
Billy Kerwick	....	key rigging grip
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer
Andrew Lawrence	....	camera trainee
David Lee	....	still photographer: Dominican Republic
Robert Legato	....	director of photography: second unit (as Rob Legato)
Kevin Lowry	....	grip
Patrick Lowry	....	rigging grip
Brian McClean	....	electrician
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Larry McConkey	....	camera operator
Charles Meere III	....	rigging best boy
Billy Merrell	....	best boy: UK
Richard Merrell	....	electrician: UK
William Moore	....	electrician
Robyn Noble	....	camera loader
Robyn Noble	....	head camera loader
Justin Panzanaro	....	grip
Brent Poleski	....	grip
Roberto A. Quezada	....	electrician: additional photography
Jenna A. Rice	....	camera production assistant
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician
Kelly Rutkowski	....	electrician
Alessandra Sangermano	....	clapper loader: "b" camera
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	unit still photographer
Alex Scott	....	film loader: second unit
Brooke Stanford	....	dimmer board operator
Allen Stillman	....	shop electrician
Gregor Tavenner	....	key focus puller
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator
Alf Tramontin	....	camera operator
Steve Petrie	....	video assistant (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)
Santiago Yniguez	....	grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Nicholas Rizzi	....	background artist

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Carlyn Davis	....	extras casting: Washington D.C.
Dann Fink	....	adr voice casting
Samantha Finkler	....	casting assistant
Luis Garcia	....	casting assistant
Tom Gustafson	....	background casting: Dominican Republic (as Thomas Gustafson)
Ingrid Jungermann	....	extras casting
Heather Reidenbach	....	background casting associate
Lilian Tan Burch	....	extras casting assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Suzanne Kang	....	extras casting assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Megan Asbee	....	costume production assistant
Mitchell Bloom	....	assistant costume designer
Laurie Buehler	....	seamstress
Laurie Buehler	....	tailor
Gifford Byrne	....	additional costumer
Deb Dalton	....	costume supervisor: Washington D.C.
Marco De Magalhaes	....	costume assistant: dailies
Debbe DuPerrieu	....	additional set costumer
Kate Edwards	....	costume supervisor
Emily Gunshor	....	costume assistant
Melissa Haley	....	costume department coordinator
Emma Heath	....	costume assistant
Katie Hill	....	daily costume assistant: UK
Iris Horta Lemos	....	costumer: Ms. Jolie (as Iris Lemos)
Lucia Lettini	....	wardrobe production assistant
Donna Maloney	....	costume supervisor
Bryan Mathison	....	costumer
Michelle Matland	....	assistant costume designer
Alethea McElroy	....	additional costumer
Elizabeth Muxi	....	seamstress
Elizabeth Muxi	....	tailor
Robert Pease	....	costumer
Jonathan Schwartz	....	costume assistant
Barnaby Smith	....	costumer: Mr. Damon
Azalia Snail	....	costumer: studio segments
Slobodan Strinic	....	costume supervisor: Dominican Republic
Patrick Wiley	....	assistant costume designer
Celia Yau	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Kevin Buck	....	digital dailies project manager
Adam Geiger	....	associate editor
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital film colorist
Nick Olson	....	post-production assistant
Carlos Mare Rodriguez	....	editorial staff
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate producer
Sparkle	....	digital dailies colorist
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Bächle	....	score preparation
Tony Finno	....	music preparation
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Walt Fowler	....	orchestrator
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Josiah Gluck	....	score recordist
Greg Hayes	....	assistant music engineer
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Jon-Erik Kellso	....	musician
Richard King	....	music scoring engineer
Richard King	....	score recordist
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Daniel Levy	....	score preparation
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	music scoring engineer
Lawrence Manchester	....	music scoring mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Ladd McIntosh	....	orchestrator
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Sandra Park	....	music contractor
J. Ralph	....	music consultant
Shari Schwartz	....	music editor (as Shari L. Johanson)
Jonathan Sheffer	....	conductor (as Jonathan Scheffer)
Patrick Spain	....	score assistant engineer
Tim Starnes	....	assistant music editor
E. Gedney Webb	....	supervising music editor
Booker White	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham	....	transportation coordinator: UK
Edward Fanning	....	transportation co-captain
James Fanning	....	transportation captain
Simon Jones	....	driver: Matt Damon, UK
Luis A. Jurado	....	transportation captain
Thomas F. Lombardi	....	picture vehicles
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: unit minibus, UK
Josiuan Rojas	....	transportation coordinator
Rodney Tait	....	assistant parking coordinator
Harry Taylor	....	driver: Robert De Niro, UK
Gary 'Little G' Williams	....	driver: Mr. Deniro

Other crew
Carlos A. Acosta	....	location assistant
Bill Ahern	....	key set production assistant
Kaisa Åkerlund	....	legal liaison
Julie Arenal	....	choreographer
Rob Armstrong	....	lead stand-in
Philip Ball	....	stand-in
Milton Bearden	....	technical advisor: CIA
Jonathan Bernier	....	production assistant
Mirashyam Blakeslee	....	production assistant
James Blythe	....	production assistant
Robin Borden	....	stand-in: Martina Gedeck
Michael Braun	....	office production assistant: re-shoots, New York
Derrick Brenner	....	photo double
Hannah Brown	....	production assistant: UK
Natalie S. Brown	....	set production assistant
Don Bufalini	....	stage set constructor
Jason Bush	....	production assistant
Eva Z. Cabrera	....	script supervisor
Blanca Camacho	....	adr loop group
Chris Camuto	....	accounting clerk
Cindy Carvalho	....	contact lens technician
Francesca Castellano	....	production coordinator: UK
Marco Centola	....	production assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
David Chambers	....	theatrical staging director
Gary Michael Clark	....	payroll accountant
Rita Colimon	....	assistant: Mr. Brigham
William Conacher	....	dialect coach: adr
Greg Conroy	....	location scout
Robyn Crisp	....	assistant: Ms. Jolie
Leah Deveau	....	accountant
Ged Dickersin	....	location scout
Mikey Eberle	....	set production assistant
Frank J. Ellison	....	financial controller
Jonathan Farbowitz	....	production assistant
Wesley Fata	....	assistant choreographer
Ray Felipe	....	script researcher
David John Ferguson	....	location coordinator
Paul D. Fischer	....	script coordinator
Carol Flaisher	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Bellamy Forrest	....	set production assistant
Luis Eduardo 'Beto' Franco	....	production assistant
Bill Garvey	....	location scout
Rhonda George	....	production coordinator
Holly Goline	....	assistant: Ms. Jolie
Rachel Gonzales	....	accounting clerk
Zak Grausam	....	post-production accountant
Hal Gross	....	payroll auditor
Nate Grubb	....	production assistant
Rainer G. Gruetzmacher	....	general foreman
Joe Guest	....	location scout
Lisa Hagenmeyer	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Thalia Harithas	....	additional set production assistant
Will Haynes	....	additional floor runner
Lauren Hurst	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Marshall Johnson	....	location assistant
Michael Kaplan	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Richard Keeshan	....	production secretary
Aymen Khalifa	....	cultural consultant
Elizabeth Klenk	....	assistant location manager
Neil Konigsberg	....	location scout
Ashley Kravitz	....	rights clearances
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
John Latenser V	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Stephen Lawes	....	title designer
Thomas K. Lee	....	set production assistant
Lucia Lettini	....	alterations
Kendra Levenberg	....	craft service
Sam B. Lorn	....	set security
Paul Lucero	....	location assistant
Meghan Lyvers	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
SiddeeQah Na'Imah Malik	....	production assistant (as Siddeeqah Na'Imah Malik)
Derek J. Manganelli	....	location assistant
Jennifer Markowitz	....	accounting clerk
Paul Mastroianni	....	production assistant
Ryan McCormick	....	executive assistant: Mr. DeNiro
Isaac Mejía	....	set production assistant: Los Angeles
Barney Miller	....	production runner: UK
Angel Ramon Mirabal Montes de Oca	....	production assistant
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Christie Mullen	....	location manager
Michele Nieves	....	production assistant
Rocco Nisivoccia	....	location assistant
Alfred Nittoli	....	stand-in
Matthew Dillon Noonan	....	location assistant
Leda Nornang	....	assistant production coordinator
Colin J. O'Hara	....	assistant: Mr. Damon
Brendan O'Rourke	....	production assistant
John Perez	....	location scout
Phuong-Thuy Pham	....	location coordinator
Amanda Platner	....	office intern
Lynn H. Powers	....	assistant location manager
Joaquin Diego Prange	....	location manager: D.R. unit
Matthew F. Preston	....	production secretary: Washington, D.C.
Holly Pullinger	....	assistant coordinator
Alejandro de Quesada	....	historical consultant
Munoz Raquel	....	set production assistant
Jonathan Reich	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Victor C. Reyes	....	set production assistant
Bill Richards	....	aerial coordinator
Ben Rimmer	....	location manager: UK
Minico Roberts	....	accounting clerk
Christina I. Rodriguez	....	production assistant
Ulises Rodriguez	....	production coordinator: Dominican Republic
Ulises Rodriguez	....	production secretary
Mark Romanelli	....	key production assistant: second unit
Sarah Rubenstein	....	payroll accountant
Jonathon Ruckman	....	photo double
Ben Ruggiero	....	production assistant
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	first assistant accountant
Colby Shrefler	....	location assistant
Joshua Shull	....	location assistant
Susan Silas	....	location scout
Iain Smith	....	location assistant
Jason Sosonoff	....	research advisor (as Jason Sosnoff)
Steven D. Spencer	....	production assistant
Yorgo Stathopoulos	....	location assistant
Joseph Stephans	....	second assistant location manager
Maira Suarez	....	second assistant accountant
Lygia Day Szelwach	....	on-set teacher
Melanie Tolbert	....	stand-in
Gary Trentham	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Priti Trivedi	....	additional set production assistant
Catherine Tyler	....	set runner
Kalinda Ukanwa	....	second payroll accountant
Michael Uribe	....	location assistant
Kara-Lynn Vaeni	....	theatrical staging assistant
Schuster Vance	....	stand-in: Lee Pace
Eva Vedock	....	craft service
Denise Violante	....	production assistant: first team
Steven Wargo	....	key craft services
Lawrence 'Law' Watford	....	production assistant
Michael H. Weber	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Amy L. Weinblum	....	executive assistant: Mr. De Niro
Jonathan Weiner	....	production assistant
Berry Welsh	....	intern
Michael Wendt	....	intern
Janet M. West	....	assistant: Mr. J.G. Robinson (as Janet West)
Rebecca White	....	assistant accountant
John Whitley	....	second assistant accountant
Meghan K. Wicker	....	assistant production office coordinator
Meghan K. Wicker	....	travel coordinator
Barry Williams	....	production assistant
Eric Wrolstad	....	assistant location manager
Roberto De Jesus	....	assistant production office coordinator (uncredited)
Christopher Geair	....	assistant location manager: Washington DC (uncredited)
Jennifer Manchester	....	assistant: David Robinson (uncredited)
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen	....	production consultant (uncredited)
Michael Notarile	....	production intern (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks
Suzana Peric	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Morgan Creek Productions
• Tribeca Productions
• American Zoetrope

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Morgan Creek International (2007) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Basement (visual effects) (as TheBasement)
• CafeFX (visual effects)
• Digital Backlot (visual effects)
• New Deal Studios (visual effects and animation)

Other Companies

• Mackey/Sandrich Casting  casting
• BBC Motion Gallery  playback and stock footage provided by
• Basement  title design (as TheBasement)
• British Film Institute (BFI)  playback and stock footage provided by
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• C5  foley recording facility
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Complete Post  digital dailies
• Electric Picture Solutions  editing equipment
• Fox Movietone News  playback and stock footage provided by
• Getty Images  playback and stock footage provided by (as Archive Films by Getty Images)
• ITN Source  playback and stock footage provided by
• K&G Grip Equipment  grip equipment
• Legacy Studios  score recorded and mixed at (as Legacy Studios, New York)
• Manhattan Transfer  adr facility
• Mobile Mouthful  catering (UK)
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• Orbit Digital  HD preview services
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  camera equipment
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment
• Producer's Library Service  playback and stock footage provided by (as Producers Library)
• Rex Post  additional adr
• See Factor Industries  stage rigging equipment
• See Factor  stage rigging equipment (as See Factor Industries)
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording services (as Sound One)
• Soundtrack  adr facility
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• WPA Film Library  stock footage courtesy of (as The WPA Film Library)

Also Known As:

El buen pastor (Argentina) (Mexico) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Ложное искушение (Russia) [ru]
Den innersta kretsen (Sweden) [sv]
Der gute Hirte (Germany) [de]
Dobar pastir (Serbia) [sr]
Hea karjane (Estonia) [et]
Kirli sirlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
L'ombra del potere - The good shepherd (Italy) [it]
Le bon berger (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Bom Pastor (Portugal) [pt]
O kathodigitis (Greece) [el]
Raisons d'état (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

167 min | Russia:139 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | German | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #43094) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | South Korea:18 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:18PL | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Denmark:15 | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Brazil:14 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

49-51 Chambers Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Joe Pesci appears in one scene as a Mafia boss ("Joseph Palmi") whom, it is implied in the film, is a fictionalized version of Sam Giancana (in one scene it is mentioned that Castro has seized "three of [Palmi's] casinos and thrown him out of [Cuba]", and, in fact, Castro did "nationalize" several Giancana-controlled casinos) whom the CIA recruited for several assassination attempts against Fidel Castro.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Edward and Laura watch a newsreel filmed in Poland under German occupation; Several days later - enough time had elapsed for Edward to assist the FBI in exposing the members of "The American German Cultural Committee" - the couple go dancing and there they hear the announcement of Britain and France's war declaration on Germany. In reality, that event occurred on Sep. 3rd, 1939, merely 2 days after the invasion of Poland; Bear in mind that in WW-II era it took days for a newsreel to reach from the front to the theaters.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Miriam: You are safe here with me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Middleman: The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome (#1.12)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Silouans Song

Know In Advance This Is Not An Action Film, And Then Sit Back & Enjoy It

I had a huge advantage before watching this on DVD. I was told by a good friend that it was extremely slow, and be prepared to be bored out of "my mind." Well, I wasn't bored, maybe because I now expected a slower, non-action-packed CIA-type film....and I wasn't disappointed. Actually, I liked it, mainly because of the cinematography. This is stunning in its photography. Kudos to Director Robert De Niro and Director of Photography Robert Richardson for their work in here.

I also appreciated the low profanity in here. After watching "The Departed," this far-cleaner film was a treat for the ears, too. Yes, there are a handful of 'f-words," but not much else including no blasphemy.

But, I agree that this is a very slow film and it helps to know that in advance. It's also one you have to follow closely and time periods shift back and forth, mainly from 1961 back to the early 1940s.

The story winds up presenting an interesting question which is posed to Matt Damon's character, "Edward Wilson." He plays an extremely loyal CIA man, a guy who is straight-arrow and one whose priority is country-first. The dilemma occurs at the end when he must choose between what's best for his son or his country.

It's a thought-out, interesting story that takes a few sides to the left of center more than the right, but is not really a movie with any heavy-handed political agenda, mainly pointing out what it takes to be a successful "spy" and that this unemotional detachment can be rough on some people and their families.

Damon heads an all-star cast that includes Angeline Jolie (who looks spectacular as a woman in the early 1940s), Billy Crudup, Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Timothy Hutton and many others.

This movie, I suspect, will either put you to sleep or fascinate you.