Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 12/22/06 Home Video 04/02/07 MPAA Rating Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language Running Time 2 hours 40 minutes Genre Suspense, Drama Director Robert De Niro Writer Eric Roth Cast Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, William Hurt, John Turturro, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Macht, Tammy Blanchard, Vladimir Mashkov, Joe Pesci Studio Universal Pictures |
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
SYNOPSIS
The tumultuous early history of the Central
Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of
one man’s life in The Good Shepherd, an espionage
drama starring Academy Award® winners Matt
Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro and
directed by Robert De Niro.
Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) understands the value
of secrecy—discretion and commitment to honor
have been embedded in him since childhood. As an
eager, optimistic student at Yale, he is recruited to
join the secret society Skull and Bones, a
brotherhood and breeding ground for future world
leaders. Wilson’s acute mind, spotless reputation
and sincere belief in American values render him a
prime candidate for a career in intelligence, and he
is soon recruited to work for the OSS (the precursor
to the CIA) during WWII.
As one of the covert founders of the CIA, working in
the heart of an organization where duplicity is
required and nothing is taken at face value, Edward’
s’ idealism is steadily eroded by a growing
suspicious nature, reflective of a world settling into
the long paranoia of the Cold War. As his methods
are adopted as standard operating procedure,
Wilson develops into one of the Agency’s veteran
operatives, all the while combating his KGB
counterpart. However, his steely dedication to his
country comes at an ever-increasing price. Not
even his wife Clover (Angelina Jolie) or his beloved
son can divert Wilson from a path that will force him
to sacrifice everything in pursuit of this job.
--©Universal Pictures
The tumultuous early history of the Central
Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of
one man’s life in The Good Shepherd, an espionage
drama starring Academy Award® winners Matt
Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro and
directed by Robert De Niro.
Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) understands the value
of secrecy—discretion and commitment to honor
have been embedded in him since childhood. As an
eager, optimistic student at Yale, he is recruited to
join the secret society Skull and Bones, a
brotherhood and breeding ground for future world
leaders. Wilson’s acute mind, spotless reputation
and sincere belief in American values render him a
prime candidate for a career in intelligence, and he
is soon recruited to work for the OSS (the precursor
to the CIA) during WWII.
As one of the covert founders of the CIA, working in
the heart of an organization where duplicity is
required and nothing is taken at face value, Edward’
s’ idealism is steadily eroded by a growing
suspicious nature, reflective of a world settling into
the long paranoia of the Cold War. As his methods
are adopted as standard operating procedure,
Wilson develops into one of the Agency’s veteran
operatives, all the while combating his KGB
counterpart. However, his steely dedication to his
country comes at an ever-increasing price. Not
even his wife Clover (Angelina Jolie) or his beloved
son can divert Wilson from a path that will force him
to sacrifice everything in pursuit of this job.
--©Universal Pictures
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