The American (2010)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 45 mins

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This crime thriller about an assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
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Did you know? This film is an adaptation of the 1990 novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth. Read More
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as Edward
as Clara
as Pavel
as Father Benedetto
as Mathilde

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Spoken Languages:
Italian
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
This film is an adaptation of the 1990 novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth.

George Clooney's character chews gum a lot in the film because the character simply doesn't have a lot of dialogue and director Anton Corbijn wanted Clooney's face to not be completely static throughout. This is also another reference to spaghetti Westerns as Clint Eastwood - also a strong, silent character - would often be smoking a cigar.

Violante Placido is the daughter of Simonetta Stefanelli who, as Apollonia, stunned Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) some 40 years before this film's similar American-hiding-in-Italy was stunned by her daughter.