ʌnlˈaɪk mˈɑːdɚn fˈɪlmz ðæt ɑːɹ ʃˈɑːt wɪð sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt "kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ" ænd mˈoʊstli wɪð klˈoʊsˌʌps ɔːɹ tˈuː ʃˈɑːts, ðə ɡˈʊd dʒˈɜːmən wʌz ʃˈɑːt wɪð nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z ˈiəɹə wˈaɪd ˈæŋɡəl lˈɛnzᵻz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ˌɛmˈɛm, wɪð dˈiːp fˈoʊkəs, "stɹˈɔŋli ˈæksəntᵻd kˈæmɹə ˈæŋɡəlz" ænd ɛntˈaɪɚ sˈiːnz stˈeɪdʒd.
Unlike modern films that are shot with significant "coverage" and mostly with close-ups or two shots, The Good German was shot with 1940s era wide angle lenses, such as a 32 mm, with deep focus, "strongly accented camera angles" and entire scenes staged.