The American [Blu-ray]

Director: Anton Corbijn Anton Corbijn

Overview

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. The American was adapted for the screen from the novel A Very Private Gentleman by author Martin Booth.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/28/2010
UPC:	0025192053733
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	29,496

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Journey to redemptio: The making of The American; Feature commentary with director Anton Corbijn

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

George Clooney	Jack
Paolo Bonacelli	Benedetto
Violante Placido	Clara
Thekla Reuten	Mathilde
Johan Leysen	Pavel
Anna Foglietta	Anna
Filippo Timi	Fabio
Lars Hjelm	Hunter #1
Björn Granath	Hunter #2,Actor
Giorgio Gobbi	Man on Vespa
Silvana Bosi	Old Cheese Vendor
Guido Palliggiano	Waiter (Market),Actor
Samuli Vauramo	Young Swedish Man,Young Swedish Man
Antonio Rampino	Postmaster
Isabelle Adriani	Hooker #1
Ilaria Cramerotti	Hooker #2
Angelica Novak	Hooker #3
Raffaele Serao	Barman (Town Square Bar),Barman (Town Square Bar)
Sandro Dori	Waiter (Locanda Grapelli)
Irina Björklund	Ingrid
Bruce Altman	Actor
Irina Bjorklund	Actor
Herbert Grönemeyer	Composer
Herbert Gronemeyer	Composer

Technical Credits

Rowan Joffe

Martin Booth

Anton Corbijn	Director
Rowan Joffe	Screenwriter
Anne Carey	Producer
Jill Green	Producer
Ann Wingate	Producer
Grant Heslov	Producer
George Clooney	Producer
Enzo Sisti	Executive Producer,Producer
Beatrice Kruger	Casting
Franco Salamon	Stunts
Renato Agostini	Special Effects
Claudio Quaglietti	Special Effects
Stefano Corridori	Special Effects
Giorgio Antonini	Stunts
Martin Booth	Screenwriter
Moa Westeson	Producer
Nick Foley	Sound Effects
Paul Davies	Sound/Sound Designer