The Good Shepherd (2006)

The bay of Pigs Invasion is about to occur and we find ourselves following a veteran CIA agent named Edward Wilson (Matt Damon). As the invasion falls apart Edward finds himself in the midst of an investigation to discover why the plan failed.

Roth and DeNiro produce an excellent 'mood piece' on the formation of the OSS and it's offspring, the CIA. To that point, Navy Intelligence handled most of the chores, as Navies established themselves are the go-to sources and operatives.

By chance I watched The Russia House and The Good Shepherd almost one after the other, and although ostensibly they deal with the world of spying, they are very different films. The Russia House, the film of John le Carre's novel, is a love story set in the declining days of the Cold War.