The American / Focus Features presents ; a This is That/Greenlit/Smokehouse production ; produced by Anne Carey, Jill Green, Ann Wingate, Grant Heslov, George Clooney ; screenplay by Rowan Joffe ; directed by Anton Corbijn.
After a job ends more violently than expected, Jack retreats to the Italian countryside and accepts one last assignment to construct a deadly weapon for a mysterious contact. But when he pursues a relationship with a beautiful local woman, he may be tempting fate by stepping out of the shadows. Jack soon finds himself in an escalating battle to escape from his secretive past.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen format.
- Publisher: [United States] : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010. Based on the 1990 novel, A Very Private Gentleman, by Martin Booth. Special features: deleted scenes; Journey to redemption : the making of The American; commenary with director. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Martin Ruhe ; music, Herbert Grönemeyer ; editor, Andrew Hulme. |
Participant or Performer Note: | George Clooney, Irina Bjorklund, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Johan Leysen. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: R; for violence, sexual content and nudity. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentaion ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, Spanish and French) and DVS 2.0 stereo. surround (English). |
Language Note: | In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish or English SDH and optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired. |
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Subject: | Booth, Martin > Film adaptations. Assassins > Drama. Prostitutes > Drama. Gunsmiths > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Italy > Drama. |
Genre: | Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
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Albany Carnegie Public Library | DVD AME R (Text) | 35615010056095 | Movie Display | Available | - |
Camden County Library District - Macks Creek | dvd 791.43 American (Text) | 31320002932015 | DVD | Available | - |
Cameron Public Library | DVD ACTION AMERICAN (Text) | 32311111187191 | DVD | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | DVD AMERICAN (Text) | 30000024949806 | Videos | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Cedar Hill | DVD AMERICAN (Text) | 30000023641537 | Videos | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | DVD F AMERICAN (Text) | 30000023701075 | Videos | Available | - |
Neosho Newton - Neosho | AMERICAN (Text) | 34162001222759 | DVD Fiction | Available | - |
Oregon County - Alton Public Library | DVD (Text) | 3ALTO000331383 | Video | Available | - |
Salem Public Library | DVD Ame (Text) | 38264100468311 | DVDs | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Hermann | DVD AME (Text) | 3005167240 | Adult DVD | Available | - |