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The American

Duration :

105

Summary: "Four stars...gripping" (Roger Ebert). George Clooney is at his "steeliest" (Variety) in this pulse-pounding thriller that finds him portraying an assassin trying to tackle one last job while eluding death himself. Holed up in a remote Italian village, the ever-cautious Jack (Clooney) sets to work constructing a special weapon for another killer. But when he lets his guard down with a local priest and a prostitute, he opens himself up to the mysterious killers who want him on ice. Co-starring Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten and Paolo Bonacelli. Directed by Anton Corbijn; screenplay by Rowan Joffe, based on the novel "A Very Private Gentleman" by Martin Booth. (R) (AC,AL,N,SC,V)

PRODUCER : Anne Carey,Jill Green,Ann Wingate,Grant Heslov,George Clooney,Enzo Sisti

CAST : George Clooney,Violante Placido,Thekla Reuten,Paolo Bonacelli

WRITER : Rowan Joffe,Martin Booth

DIRECTOR : Anton Corbijn

Genre : Romance

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