The Good German

2006 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 26,417 VOTES · DIR. Steven Soderbergh

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Overview

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

Dialogue Timeline — 927 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:23 -Congressman. -General.
00:05:29 There was too much money around for anybody to fall...
00:08:25 Does that bother you?
00:11:52 Beautiful day, huh?
00:15:39 l would never hurt you, Tully.
00:19:17 Suit yourself.
00:22:44 I didn't expect to run into her.|Not that way.
00:25:33 Welcome.
00:30:49 Kids. Two months ago,they were shooting at us.
00:33:51 Driving to work he killed more people than Al Capone in all his years.
00:39:34 Lena, if l can find you, so can they.
00:44:34 He never showed up.
00:49:57 ...so he offered him to the Russians. One of his schemes. Stupid.
00:53:35 Do you want some coffee?
00:55:58 Thank you. Now, if l wanted to request a specific driver--?
01:01:35 Brandt was Bettmann's secretary.
01:04:48 After that, let them die and bring in new workers.
01:08:59 To set things right, a thing to wish for.
01:12:22 ...with access to the conference. The Russian gun? Get it at a pawnshop.
01:18:01 Then your husband is alive?
01:20:26 Thinking about it?
01:34:42 Lots of good German folk.
01:37:40 Not like your girlfriend, though.
01:41:01 The last piece in your puzzle.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed927
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:02:23
Final line01:41:01

Production Record

DirectorSteven Soderbergh
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32,000,000
Revenue$5,914,908
IMDb votes26,417