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Lena cate blanchett helped jake get information for his stories back in happier times, and the two of them had an affair. The story line is fantastic when the characters deal with ethics and morality especially local efforts to expunge feelings of guilt over atrocities and over losing. It was picked up by sky one in the uk and began airing on february 14, 2007 the series ran for a single season of 12 episodes, and has since been released on dvd. The good german tries to bring back the feel of the old hollywood movies of the 1940s, but it doesnt have any real appreciation for them. German translation of season the official collins english german dictionary online. The good german soundtrack from 2006, composed by thomas newman. The dresden files is a canadianamerican television series based on the fantasy book series of the same name by jim butcher. With george clooney, cate blanchett, tobey maguire, beau bridges.
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