The good shepherd / an American Zoetrope/Tribeca/Morgan Creek production ; directed by Robert De Niro ; produced by James G. Robinson, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro ; screenplay, Eric Roth.
Publisher:
Universal Pictures,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
17 film reels of 17 on 9 (ca. 167 min., ca. 15,030 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. viewing print. 2 sound discs (ca. 167 min.) : digital, DTS ; 4 3/4 in. track.
Copyright: Universal City Studios, LLLP & Morgan Creek. PREV: Screenplay prev. reg. 2006, PAu 3-024-335; music preexisting. NM: all other cinematographic material. DCR 2005; PUB 15Dec06; REG 5Jan07; PA1-352-422. Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Crudup, Robert De Niro, Keir Dullea, Michael Gambon, Martina Gedeck, William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Mark Ivanir, Gabriel Macht, Lee Pace, Joe Pesci, Eddie Redmayne, John Sessions, Oleg Stefan, John Turturro. Summary from FirstSearch, OCLC 80569810, viewed Dec. 18, 2007. Digital sound on two compact discs stored in one film can (CGE 0593). DLC Not viewed. Sources used: copyright data sheet; copyright database; Variety Web site, review posted Dec. 8, 2006, viewed Dec. 18, 2007; Internet movie database, viewed Dec. 18, 2007; FirstSearch, OCLC 80569810, viewed Dec. 18, 2007.
Summary:
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and a top student and member of the Skull and Bones Society at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion. These qualities lead to his being recruited for a career in the newly-founded Office of Strategic Services (OSS). During World War II, he is sent to England where his ideals gradually turn to suspicion and distrust. As the OSS evolves into the CIA and the Cold War heats up, he becomes an influential veteran operative involved in many covert operations from the Bay of Pigs to secret assassinations. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, as it increasingly conflicts with his ideals and distances his relationship with his family, particularly his son, who eventually joins the CIA in an attempt to win his father's love and respect.
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