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.
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.