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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency
is viewed through the prism of one man's life in The Good
Shepherd, an espionage drama starring Academy Award® winners
Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro and directed
by Robert De Niro.
Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) understands the value of secrecy--discretion
and commitment to honor have been embedded in him since childhood.
As an eager, optimistic student at Yale, he is recruited to
join the secret society Skull and Bones, a brotherhood and
breeding ground for future world leaders. Wilson's acute mind,
spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values
render him a prime candidate for a career in intelligence,
and he is soon recruited to work for the OSS (the precursor
to the CIA) during WWII.
As one of the covert founders of the CIA, working in the
heart of an organization where duplicity is required and nothing
is taken at face value, Edward's' idealism is steadily eroded
by a 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 combating
his KGB counterpart. However, his steely dedication to his
country comes at an ever-increasing price. Not even his wife
Clover (Angelina Jolie) or his beloved son can divert Wilson
from a path that will force him to sacrifice everything in
pursuit of this job.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Release Date:
December 22, 2006
RELATED LINKS__________
POSTER / PHOTOS FROM THE FILM:
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