No two-bit noir movie is complete without a down-the-stairwell shot, and The Good German is no exception.
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Framed Documents #371: The Good German
Framed Documents #370: The Good German
Service chit from Steven Soderbergh’s moody homage to The Third Man, post-war Europe and classic Hollywood noir, The Good German:
DRIVER’S NAME: PATRICK TULLY
REPORT TO: JACOB GEISMARSECTION B
REQUESTED BY: LT. HASSO SCHAEFFER
OFFICE OF THE MILITARY GOVERNOR – BERLIN
Mystery Pic #035
It’s been a while, so here goes… Recognise this? Stick your guess in the comments!
Here’s a clue – it’s a fairly recent film, which deserved wider recognition; it pays homage (firstly, as a whole; secondly, more specifically in this scene) to two other films in which the writers share a connection.
ETA:
Another strike out from you chaps – it’s Steven Soderbergh’s The Third Man-borrowing The Good German (I think the other film I was thinking of was Casablanca…)