--- product_id: 18037787 title: "The Good Shepherd (Widescreen Edition)" brand: "matt damonangelina jolie" price: "6309 kr" currency: ISK in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/18037787-the-good-shepherd-widescreen-edition store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # The Good Shepherd (Widescreen Edition) **Brand:** matt damonangelina jolie **Price:** 6309 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Good Shepherd (Widescreen Edition) by matt damonangelina jolie - **How much does it cost?** 6309 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/18037787-the-good-shepherd-widescreen-edition) ## Best For - matt damonangelina jolie enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted matt damonangelina jolie brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro star in this powerful thriller about the birth of the CIA. Edward Wilson (Damon) believes in America, and will sacrifice everything he loves to protect it. But as one of the covert founders of the CIA, Edward's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his growing suspicion of the people around him. Everybody has secrets…but will Edward's destroy him? With an all-star cast including Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, William Hurt, Timothy Hutton and John Turturro, it's the gripping story David Ansen of Newsweek hails as "spellbinding."Bonus Content: Deleted Scenes ## Images ![The Good Shepherd (Widescreen Edition) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YLsHstpyL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intelligent film, complex characters, complicated plot *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2008* I gave this film 5 stars for its courage and willingness to trust the intelligence of the audience to unravel a complex plot and complicated relationships. This is not an easy film for those who don't wish to solve the multiple puzzles we are presented. The film reflects a philosophy that both character analysis and espionage are complex, multi-layered, and often are not what they seem on the surface.The film uses a crisis situation at the CIA to unfold the history of the CIA as well as the history of the agency's top administrators that parallels the development of the agency and its mission. The Bay of Pigs invasion is a failure and it appears that Fidel Castro and his Soviet handlers were well aware of where the invading force would land on the coast of Cuba. This crisis is revisited repeatedly as we see the development of the CIA and the development of Edmund Wilson, an OSS Officer who becomes a CIA founder.Matt Damon plays a resolved, cold character, Edmund Wilson, who is dedicated to the protection of his country even though there are multiple consequences for him, his wife, and his son. He receives two odd, manipulated video and audio tapes that begin to reveal who might have tipped off the soviets and Fidel that the Americans were coming. These tapes are all part of a complex effort to neutralize Wilson by the KGB.The film traces the development of the agency from its OSS roots in World War II. Wilson becomes a spy and is located in London during the war where he is involved with some of the spy and counter-spy activities with the Nazis. His old English Professor at Yale turns out to be a spy who mentors him during the war on intelligence gathering and analysis. However after the war in post-war Berlin he gets to fully experience and develop his craft in a cat and mouse game with the Soviets as they try to find Nazi scientists that both wish to capture and recruit for the emerging cold war.Yet all these espionage experiences also teach him that he can not trust anyone as he experiences duplicity from trusted friends and associates. Gradually Wilson becomes more aware of his KGB rival and they play a deadly and complex game to undermine each other's attempts at intelligence gathering. For example, Wilson attempts to get Nazi scientists out of Germany before the Soviets can obtain them. His translator is eventually revealed to be a spy who is helping the Soviets obtain the scientists or at least trade Jewish scientists for Nazi scientists.The Soviet spy known as Ulysses sends decoy officials to give disinformation to the CIA, he follows Wilson and tries to disrupt his marriage when Wilson has a one-night-stand with an old girlfriend. Eventually the pain and intrigue gets closer and closer to Wilson, trying to find a way to compromise his integrity and put him in a position to give information to the Soviets.I found the film very interesting and complex, requiring me to pay attention to subtle relationships, images, lines of dialogue, and understated movements. This gives the film a feeling of authenticity. In addition, the KGB and the CIA both played very dirty and this seems very realistic. We see spies killed once they are no longer needed and have too much information to allow to live.The cast was superb with Matt Damon playing a cool, hardened man who has sacrificed much for his country yet his sacrifice is silent and only he really knows the extent of what he has lost and how little he has personally gained. In fact, the man had not really gained personally at all except that he has been given intellectually devious competition against which he feels he must prevail. He sacrificed his first love to marry the pregnant sister of his Yale friend and co-member of the Skull and Bones club.Angelina Jolie plays the flirty passionate Senator's daughter who becomes married to a cold man possessed with a mission to protect the USA. She is neglected and resentful. Years of absence from the home distances husband and wife until Edmund can only feel compassion for his wife for all she has endured to support his career and dedication.William Hurt plays the handsome, smart, first director of the CIA who overplays his hand by becoming a board member of a coffee company that benefits from the CIA assassinating the President of a Latin American nation that was nationalizing the businesses within their borders on a path toward Communism. Edmund Wilson gentle lets him know that the game is up and thus allows him to resign and move on without scandal.Robert De Nero plays the role of a General who heads OSS and then lays the groundwork for the CIA at the end of WWII. Alec Balwin plays a cool detached FBI agent who is an ally for Wilson and allows him to identify problem personnel within the CIA. Billy Crudup plays his British counterpart and mentor who eventually is revealed to be something other than what he presents. Joe Pesci plays a Mafia don who assists in the Bay of Pigs invasion when Castro takes over 4 of his casinos in Havana.Eventually the Bay of Pigs crisis is resolved from the intelligence aspect and the culprit who has said too much is revealed. Heavy prices are paid.Those that serve their country with their minds are often overlooked and under appreciated since they make personal sacrifice that only they know have been made. The sacrifices are not made just by the individual who is in government service, but also by those that love him/her and those that he/she loves. This intelligent film honors all those individuals. It is brave motion picture making. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ American John Le Carre spy story *by J***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2021* The Good Shepherd plays out like a John Le Carre spy thriller. That means the story is very nuanced and the plot is very slow moving. It features Matt Damon in two story lines. The first, how he became a spy on the eve of World War II and then when he was a CIA officer and had to investigate the failure of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. Included in that is a human side as Damon’s job takes a toll on his wife Angelina Jolie and their son. That points to the transformation his character went through which is shown in the two plot lines. It also highlights the WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) establishment from Yale to the Skull and Cross Bones that dominated American society and politics at the time. For instance, when Damon is recruited into the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) which would become the CIA by Robert De Niro he says that the government is looking for “the right people meaning no Jews, no Negros and very few Catholics.”Michael Gambon really stands out as a man who stuck by his convictions and knew what a dirty game espionage was.The Le Carre feel is shown in reoccurring scenes like Damon and analysts going over the minute details of a picture and recording they received. It shows spy tradecraft but it is extremely slow going. Damon also has his KGB rival just like in a Le Carre novel such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.The movie takes patience but it’s worthwhile. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good suspense film *by D***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2023* The actors were all great…intrigue & suspense…all around good film…you need to pay attention or you’ll have to watch a few times!!… --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.is/products/18037787-the-good-shepherd-widescreen-edition](https://www.desertcart.is/products/18037787-the-good-shepherd-widescreen-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Iceland* *Store origin: IS* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*