The Good Shepherd Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Nov. 9, 2008

The Good Shepherd

Release Date: Friday, December 22, 2006

Director: Robert De Niro

Starring: Robert De Niro • Matt Damon • Angelina Jolie • William Hurt • John Turturro

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4.2 / 5

77% WILL SEE 23% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Starring in this epic drama set in the high stakes world of espionage, Matt Damon plays Edward Wilson, an exceptionally bright and talented son of privilege who is recruited from the campus of Yale University to join the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA, at the beginning of World War II. Wilson's acute mind, spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values render him a prime candidate for a career in intelligence, as do his deeply embedded commitment to honor and quite secretive nature. As Wilson becomes a veteran operative in counter-intelligence during the Cold War, not even his wife Clover, played by Angelina Jolie, nor his beloved son Edward Jr., can divert him from a path that will force him to sacrifice everything in service to his country.

Action Adventure Drama Mystery Spy

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Good Shepherd.

Robert De Niro
The Alto Knights, Joker
Matt Damon
Interstellar, The Odyssey
Angelina Jolie
Kung Fu Panda 2, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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William Hurt
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Robin Hood
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John Turturro
The Batman, The Room Next Door
Billy Crudup
Alien: Covenant, Jay Kelly
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Tammy Blanchard
Rabbit Hole, The Invitation
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Michael Gambon
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Judy
Alec Baldwin
It's Complicated, The Cooler
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Timothy Hutton
The Ghost Writer, Secret Window
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Keir Dullea
Infinitely Polar Bear
Eddie Redmayne
Jupiter Ascending, Les Misérables

Crew Behind the Film

The The Good Shepherd behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Eric Roth last wrote Here and Killers of the Flower Moon.

Director: Robert De Niro
Screenwriter: Eric Roth
Producers: Graham King
Jane Rosenthal

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Morgan Creek Productions
Tribeca Films

Production Details

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Production Updates for The Good Shepherd

Dec 2004

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

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The Good Shepherd was released in on Friday, December 22, 2006. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Rocky Balboa, We Are Marshall and Dreamgirls.

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