framethrowerSign up for free

The Good German

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Cinematography by Steven Soderbergh

R105 min64 frames

DramaMysteryRomanceThriller

If war is Hell, then what comes after?

IMDb ↗Watch on Amazon ↗

Stills, screencaps & shots from The Good German

16 of 64 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

The Good German movie still: wide — A bright airfield tarmac with a parked transport airplane displaying military insignia. An officer in uniform…The Good German movie still: medium — A man sits at a dark table in a dim room. He focuses on his hands while illuminated by a single concentrated…The Good German movie still: fullbody — The frame shows a soldier silhouetted against a bright, war-torn urban building exterior. He steps forward…The Good German movie still: medium — A man sits at a dark table in front of a multi-paned window. The man is focused on rolling a cigarette with…The Good German movie still: A tense, quiet moment between a couple in a cramped, dimly lit bedroom. The high-contrast black and white photography…The Good German movie still: wide — An empty movie theater auditorium features rows of seats facing toward a screen. Sharp beams of light emanate…The Good German movie still: wide — A dark, decaying interior hallway shows worn paint and shadows on the walls. Two men stand in an open doorway at…The Good German movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor corridor with a drop-tile ceiling and industrial lighting. A man in a dark military-style…The Good German movie still: medium — A soldier sits inside a military jeep against a backdrop of ruined buildings. He holds the steering wheel…The Good German movie still: wide — A dark, dilapidated staircase features a massive hole in the exterior wall revealing clouds. A lone soldier…The Good German movie still: closeup — A dim room interior features dark walls and a faint hint of wallpaper pattern. The subject stands in the…The Good German movie still: medium — A dark industrial site at night features a large warehouse and a parked truck. A man in a uniform talks to a…The Good German movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space features a woman standing against a rough textured wall. She wears an ornate embroidered…The Good German movie still: closeup — A dark movie theater interior shows a woman's face appearing on a lit screen. The surrounding theater…The Good German movie still: medium — A woman stands by a metal railing near a blurred waterfront cityscape backdrop. She stares off to the side…The Good German movie still: wide — A top-down view of a spiral staircase cluttered with wooden beams and stone rubble. The structure is illuminated…
The Good German — © Warner Bros. Pictures, Virtual Studios

The Good German — official trailer

What is The Good German about?

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

Where can you watch The Good German?

US availability for The Good German. Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in The Good German?

Who made The Good German?

What does the cinematography of The Good German look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, The Good German builds its coverage from medium shots (42% of the sample), with wide compositions (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Steven Soderbergh keeps 39% of it in soft, low-key light. 61% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of The Good German?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Good German are #030303, #313131, #8d8d8d, #6b6b6b, #cbcbcb, #4a4a4a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #030303
  • #313131
  • #8d8d8d
  • #6b6b6b
  • #cbcbcb
  • #4a4a4a

See the full The Good German colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 64 frames of The Good German, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.

Sign up for freeAPI & MCP docs

Techniques in this film

More films by Steven Soderbergh

Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.