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Released
2006 · FILM

The Good Shepherd

A principled Yale graduate joins the fledgling OSS, only to watch his quest to forge a secretive American intelligence empire force him to betray his own morals and sacrifice everything he holds dear.

“Edward Wilson believed in America, and he would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it.”

Directed by
Robert De Niro, Pablo Cavallo
Written by
Eric Roth
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
167 min
DramaHistoryThriller

Synopsis

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and a member of the Skull and Bones Society during his time as a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion. These qualities contribute to his recruitment for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work comes at a cost, ultimately leading him to sacrifice his ideals and, later, his family.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 398+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Tariq AnwarShot by Robert RichardsonScored by Bruce FowlerDesigned by Jeannine OppewallSound by Antonio L ArroyoCostumes by Ann RothStunts by G A AguilarVFX by Ron Ames

Box Office

2006 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$100.3M

Budget$85.0M
Worldwide gross$100.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $60.0M — 60% of worldwide · International: $40.3M (40%)

Opening weekend: $9.9M — 17% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $24.1M — 40% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,215 theaters

Versions & cuts

  • cut· 139 min

Also known as

  • Der gute Hirtede
  • El buen pastores
  • Raisons d'Étatfr
  • The Good Shepherd - L'ombra del potereit
  • (English)The Good Shepherd
  • (Bulgarian)Добрият пастир
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 11, 2006
  • CanadaDec 22, 2006
  • GermanyFeb 10, 2007
  • AustraliaFeb 15, 2007

Companies

ProductionUniversal Pictures, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Tribeca Productions

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