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The American is a 2010 American action thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn and starring George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido, Irina Björklund, and Paolo Bonacelli. Based on the 1990 novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth , it was loosely adapted to screenplay by Rowan Joffé .
- $20 million
- Herbert Grönemeyer
- September 1, 2010
Sep 1, 2010 · 1h 45m. IMDb RATING. 6.3 /10. 102K. YOUR RATING. Rate. POPULARITY. 2,559. 1,457. Play trailer 0:54. 11 Videos. 99+ Photos. Action Crime Drama. An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment. Director. Anton Corbijn. Writers. Rowan Joffe. Martin Booth. Stars. George Clooney. Paolo Bonacelli. Violante Placido. See production info at IMDbPro.
- (101K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Anton Corbijn
- 2010-09-01
Aug 31, 2010 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "The American" allows George Clooney to play a man as starkly defined as a samurai. His fatal flaw, as it must be for any samurai, is love. Other than that, the American is perfect: Sealed, impervious and expert, with a focus so narrow it is defined only by his skills and his master.
Sep 1, 2010 · As beautifully shot as it is emotionally restrained, The American is an unusually divisive spy thriller -- and one that rests on an unusually subdued performance from George Clooney. Read Critics...
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- Anton Corbijn
- R
- George Clooney
Synopsis. Jack (George Clooney), a gunsmith and contract killer, and his lover Ingrid (Irina Björklund) are relaxing in a remote cabin in Sweden. While they are walking, Jack becomes alarmed by a single pair of footprints in the snow. His instincts kick in just as sniper gunshots ring out.
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Nov 25, 2010 · Peter Bradshaw. Thu 25 Nov 2010 15.00 EST. A nton Corbijn's new film is an intelligent, beautifully photographed, if intensely self-conscious drama about an assassin's mid-life crisis. The...
