The Good Shepherd (2006)

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:

Directed By Star | Torture | Moral Ambiguity | Shot In The Forehead | Patriotism

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 24	1:35 AM	HBO
Wed. July 30	3:35 AM	HBO

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:
Cuyle Carvin	...	Suicide Victim (uncredited)
Fidel Castro	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scot Cregan	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladislav Kozlov	...	Executioner / Russian Agent #3 (uncredited)
James Lloyd Reynolds	...	Field Officer (uncredited)
Drew Seltzer	...	Edward's Classmate (uncredited)
Reyna Shaskan	...	Voice (uncredited)
Christopher Stadulis	...	Under Cover CIA Agent (uncredited)
Alec Von Bargen	...	Fidel Castro (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
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
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
Ron Ames	....	first assistant director
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 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
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
Jennifer Massi	....	set decorator production assistant
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
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 unit
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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: 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
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
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. 'The Juice' Raitano	....	first assistant cameraman: insert unit, New Deal Studios
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
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	....