The Good Shepherd (film)
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The Good Shepherd is a 2006 American spy film produced and directed by Robert De Niro, and starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, and De Niro, supported by an extensive ensemble cast. The film follows E
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Damon, De Niro, Gedeck and Hutton at the February 2007 premiere of the film in Berlin
James Jesus Angleton
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James Jesus Angleton was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer who served as chief of the counterintelligence department of the CIA from 1954 to 1975. According to the director of central in
The Good Shepherd (film)
…film ends with him moving into his new offices at the CIA. Matt Damon as Edward Wilson Sr. He is the film's main character. He is based on aspects of James Jesus Angleton and covert operations specialist Richard Bissell. His false identity in Britain was "Mr. Carlson". Angelina Jolie as Margaret "Clover" Russell…
Angleton c. 1960
Angleton (right) with head of Mossad Global Operations Meir Amit (1966).