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In the aftermath of a job gone awry, an American hitman retreats to the Italian countryside, where he befriends a local priest and strikes up an unexpected romance while awaiting the details of his next assignment. Jack (George Clooney) is lucky to be alive after his Swedish assignment went sour, and he knows that it's only a matter of time before his luck runs out. Not eager to tempt fate again, Jack arrives in a small Italian town and takes a job assembling a weapon for the mysterious Mathilde (Thekla Reuten). During this uncharacteristically peaceful interlude, Jack befriends kindly clergyman Father Benedetto (Paolo Bonacelli), and connects with pretty local Clara (Violante Placido). But in the process of reaching out for a little human contact, Jack is making himself more vulnerable than ever.Product Identifiers
ProducerAnne Carey, Jill Green, Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Ann Wingate
EAN5050582807769
eBay Product ID (ePID)102201076
Product Key Features
ActorViolante Placido, Samuli Palliggiano, Irina Bjorklund, Johan Leysen, Paolo Bonacelli, George Clooney, Giorgio Gobbi, Lars Hjelm, Filippo Timi, Thekla Reuten, Bjorn Granath
Film/TV TitleThe American
DirectorAnton Corbijn
LanguageEnglish
Run Time101 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2012
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Deleted Scenes\Journey to Redemption: The Making of The American\Feature Commentary with Director Anton Corbijn
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerHerbert Gronemeyer
Production DesignerMark Digby
Executive ProducerEnzo Sisti
ReviewsThe Guardian - It purrs evenly, like the engine of a luxury automobile, with a cool, sleek satisfaction at how stylish it is. That said, it is pretty stylish..., Daily Telegraph - Excuisitely shot, with every frame impeccably composed, The American is essentially a European art-house film., Chicago Sun-Times - Here is a gripping film with the focus of a Japanese drama, an impenetrable character to equal Alain Delon's in Le Samourai, by Jean-Pierre Melville.
ScreenwriterRowan Joffe
AuthorMartin Booth
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorAndrew Hulme
Movie/TV TitleThe American
Director of PhotographyMartin Ruhe
Consumer AdviceContains strong sex and one gory image