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Directed by Phillip Noyce
Written by Jefferey Deaver, Jeremy Iacone
Cast: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone, Luis Guzman, Leland Orser, John Benjamin Hickey, Ed O'Neill
Release Date: November 5th, 1999
Box Office: $66,519,000 (US total)
Studio: Universal Pictures
Directed by Robert De Niro
Written by Eric Roth
Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, John Turturro, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Macht
Release Date: December 22nd, 2006
Box Office: $69,486,000 (US total)
Studio: Universal Pictures
The Story: The tumultuous early history of one of the most covert and powerful government agencies in the world is viewed through the prism of one man's life in the espionage thriller "The Good Shepherd," starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, directed by Robert De Niro.
The untold story of the birth of the Central Intelligence Agency -- viewed through the life of one man who believed in America and would sacrifice everything he loved to protect his country -- is told in The Good Shepherd, an epic drama that features an all-star cast under the direction of Academy Award winner Robert DeNiro.
Matt Damon plays Edward Wilson, a patriot who understands the value of secrecy -- discretion and a commitment to honor have been embedded in him since his tragic and privileged childhood. As an eager, sensitive student at Yale in 1939, he is recruited to join the secret Skull and Bones society, a tightly knit brotherhood that serves to develop future world leaders. Wilson's acute mind, spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values render him the prime candidate for an intelligence career by those who monitor the newest recruits.
The idealistic young man is recruited to work for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the CIA, during WWII. It is a decision that will alter the course of his life and change the geopolitical shape of our times as Wilson and his fellow secret group members come to create the most powerful covert agency in the world.
As one of the founders of the CIA, working in the heart of an organization where duplicity is required and nothing is taken at face value, Wilson's idealism is steadily eroded by his 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 combatting his KGB counterpart in a global chess match.
But Wilson's steely dedication to his country comes at an ever-escalating price. Not even the growing concern of his wife, Margaret "Clover" (Jolie), and his beloved son (Redmayne) can divert Wilson from a path that will force him to sacrifice everything in dedication to his job.
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