DVD
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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Available copies
- 15 of 15 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Albany Carnegie.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albany Carnegie Public Library | DVD AME R (Text) | 35615010056095 | Movie Display | Available | - |
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| 500 | . | ‡aOriginally produced as a motion picture in 2010. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aBased on the 1990 novel, A Very Private Gentleman, by Martin Booth. | |
| 511 | 1 | . | ‡aGeorge Clooney, Irina Bjorklund, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Johan Leysen. |
| 508 | . | ‡aCinematography, Martin Ruhe ; music, Herbert Grönemeyer ; editor, Andrew Hulme. | |
| 520 | . | ‡aAfter 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. | |
| 521 | 8 | . | ‡aRating: R; for violence, sexual content and nudity. |
| 500 | . | ‡aSpecial features: deleted scenes; Journey to redemption : the making of The American; commenary with director. | |
| 538 | . | ‡aDVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentaion ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, Spanish and French) and DVS 2.0 stereo. surround (English). | |
| 546 | . | ‡aIn 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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| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aJoffe, Rowan, ‡escreenwriter. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aClooney, George, ‡eproducer, ‡eactor. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡d1973- ‡eactor. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aPlacido, Violante, ‡d1976- ‡eactor. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aReuten, Thekla, ‡d1975- ‡eactor. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aBonacelli, Paolo, ‡d1939- ‡eactor. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aLeysen, Johan, ‡eactor. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡iMotion picture adaptation of (work): ‡aBooth, Martin. ‡tVery private gentleman. |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aThis is That (Firm) |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aSmoke House Pictures. |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aFocus Features. |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aUniversal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aUniversal Pictures (Firm) |
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