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The good shepherd, Universal Pictures and Morgan Creek Productions present ; directed by Robert De Niro ; written by Eric Roth ; produced by James G. Robinson, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro ; an American Zoetrope, Tribeca [&] Morgan Creek production

eng

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MPAA rating: R; for some violence, sexuality and language

The good shepherd

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Universal Pictures and Morgan Creek Productions present ; directed by Robert De Niro ; written by Eric Roth ; produced by James G. Robinson, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro ; an American Zoetrope, Tribeca [&] Morgan Creek production

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An American intelligence officer's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his growing suspicion of the people around himEdward, the only witness to his father's suicide and a member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion. These are the qualities that help him become recruited for a career in the newly founded Office of Strategic Services (CIA). While working there, his ideals gradually turn to suspicion influenced by the Cold War paranoia present within the office. Eventually, he becomes an influential veteran operative, while his distrust of everyone around him increases. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family

live action