La tumultuosa storia iniziale della Central Intelligence Agency è vista attraverso il prisma della vita di un uomo.La tumultuosa storia iniziale della Central Intelligence Agency è vista attraverso il prisma della vita di un uomo.La tumultuosa storia iniziale della Central Intelligence Agency è vista attraverso il prisma della vita di un uomo.
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- 2 vittorie e 13 candidature totali
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- QuizEdward Wilson (Matt Damon) is partly based upon the founder of the C.I.A.'s counterintelligence operations, James Jesus Angleton.
- BlooperThe scenes in war-time London show the characters walking outside at night under working street-lights, but London's streetlights were not turned on during war-time, in order to make it more difficult for German bombers to locate their targets.
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Joseph Palmi: Let me ask you something... we Italians, we got our families, and we got the church; the Irish, they have the homeland, Jews their tradition; even the niggers, they got their music. What about you people, Mr. Wilson, what do you have?
Edward Wilson: The United States of America. The rest of you are just visiting.
- Versioni alternativeThe "HBO Max" streaming version is 30 min shorter, removing a lot of back story between Edward Wilson (Matt Damon), Clover (Angelina Jolie), and Laura (Tammy Blanchard)
- ConnessioniFeatured in HBO First Look: The Good Shepherd (2006)
- Colonne sonoreH.M.S. Pinafore: Act 1: Hail! Men O'War's Men... I'm Called Little Buttercup
Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert (uncredited)
Music by Arthur Sullivan (uncredited)
Performed by Matt Damon and Cast
Recensione in evidenza
Before I go on to praise the good points of THE GOOD SHEPHERD, I should mention at the start that the film badly needed some judicious editing. There are many scenes that go on for too long a time and are badly in need of some artful editing to get the point across just as well.
Aside from length, everything else about the film is on the plus side--the handsome cinematography, the vast amount of settings, the background score that adds to the drama, and the performances of the entire cast which are uniformly good. I'm not a great admirer of ANGELINA JOLIE as an actress, but here I think she demonstrated skill at suggesting the loneliness, frustrations and jealousies of a woman whose life has to remain outside the boundaries of her husband's job with the CIA. Through a series of detailed vignettes, the murky world of an agent's life of deception within the government is sharply observed.
More of a character study of Edward Wilson (played in stolid, very serious fashion by MATT DAMON) than a straightforward spy yarn, it manages to hold the interest even though it uses the flashback method of storytelling that is apt to confuse a viewer if it isn't done well. But here again, there is a flaw--it covers a span of twenty or more years but the aging of the central character is never quite convincing enough. Damon never looks that much older than his grown son--whereas a few gray hairs might have helped considerably. As his grown son, EDDIE REDMAYNE does reasonably well as the man seeking his father's approval.
As for the supporting players in this story about one man's experiences in the newly developing CIA, JOHN TURTURRO does an outstanding job as a tough inquisitor and MICHAEL GAMBON is outstanding as a security risk with homosexual tendencies. ALEC BALDWIN has little to do but is intense enough as one of the agency's top men and others in the cast maintain credibility all the way through.
The story itself is rather problematic in that nothing is what it seems and not all the information is readily given to the viewer in a way that makes sense. This is partly the fault of the script and partly the fault of director Robert De Niro who also assumes a small role effectively.
But still, despite the handicap of being too long (and a bit too involved at certain points), it makes for fascinating viewing and is the kind of film you dare not divert your attention from for a moment. If you do, you are liable to miss an essential plot point.
Summing up: Highly recommended for anyone with a keen interest in espionage dramas.
Aside from length, everything else about the film is on the plus side--the handsome cinematography, the vast amount of settings, the background score that adds to the drama, and the performances of the entire cast which are uniformly good. I'm not a great admirer of ANGELINA JOLIE as an actress, but here I think she demonstrated skill at suggesting the loneliness, frustrations and jealousies of a woman whose life has to remain outside the boundaries of her husband's job with the CIA. Through a series of detailed vignettes, the murky world of an agent's life of deception within the government is sharply observed.
More of a character study of Edward Wilson (played in stolid, very serious fashion by MATT DAMON) than a straightforward spy yarn, it manages to hold the interest even though it uses the flashback method of storytelling that is apt to confuse a viewer if it isn't done well. But here again, there is a flaw--it covers a span of twenty or more years but the aging of the central character is never quite convincing enough. Damon never looks that much older than his grown son--whereas a few gray hairs might have helped considerably. As his grown son, EDDIE REDMAYNE does reasonably well as the man seeking his father's approval.
As for the supporting players in this story about one man's experiences in the newly developing CIA, JOHN TURTURRO does an outstanding job as a tough inquisitor and MICHAEL GAMBON is outstanding as a security risk with homosexual tendencies. ALEC BALDWIN has little to do but is intense enough as one of the agency's top men and others in the cast maintain credibility all the way through.
The story itself is rather problematic in that nothing is what it seems and not all the information is readily given to the viewer in a way that makes sense. This is partly the fault of the script and partly the fault of director Robert De Niro who also assumes a small role effectively.
But still, despite the handicap of being too long (and a bit too involved at certain points), it makes for fascinating viewing and is the kind of film you dare not divert your attention from for a moment. If you do, you are liable to miss an essential plot point.
Summing up: Highly recommended for anyone with a keen interest in espionage dramas.
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- Data di uscita
- Paesi di origine
- Lingue
- Celebre anche come
- El buen pastor
- Luoghi delle riprese
- Parque Duarte, Santo Domingo, Repubblica dominicana(scenes in Leopoldville)
- Aziende produttrici
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- Budget
- 110.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 59.952.835 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 9.912.110 USD
- 24 dic 2006
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 100.266.865 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 47 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 2.39 : 1
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