The Good German starred Cate Blanchett.
The Good German is a 2006 film adaptation of Joseph Kanon 's eponymous 2001 novel .. Joseph Kanon. Joseph Kanon. film adaptation. film adaptation. 2001 novel. Joseph Kanon#Works. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh , and stars George Clooney , Cate Blanchett , and Tobey Maguire .. Steven Soderbergh. Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney. George Clooney. Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett. Tobey Maguire. Tobey Maguire. Set in Berlin following the Allied victory over the Nazis , it begins as a murder mystery but weaves in elements involving the American postwar employment of Nazi rocket scientists in Operation Paperclip .. Berlin. Berlin. Allied. Allies of World War II. Nazis. Nazis. Nazi. Nazi Germany. rocket scientists. aerospace engineering. Operation Paperclip. Operation Paperclip. The film was shot in black-and-white and is designed to imitate the appearance of film noir from the 1940s , although it also includes material -- such as sex scenes and swearing -- that would have been prohibited by the Production Code .. film noir. film noir. Production Code. Hays Code. Its poster is an homage to the poster for the classic film Casablanca -LRB- 1942 , also a Warner Bros. film -RRB- , as is the closing scene at an airport .. poster. movie poster. homage. Homage ( arts ). Casablanca. Casablanca ( film ). The DVD release presents the film in the 1.33 :1 aspect ratio which declined in use from about 1953 , though the theatrical release used the slightly more modern but still unusual 1.66 :1 ratio .. aspect ratio. Aspect ratio ( image ). about 1953. List of film formats#Film formats. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $ 5.9 million worldwide against a budget of $ 32 million .