The American

Theatrical - Wide 2010-09-01

Cast George Clooney Violante Placido Thekla Reuten Paolo Bonacelli Johan Leysen
Directed by Anton Corbijn
Written by Rowan Joffe

Box Office Gross: $67,900,000

Running Time: 104 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Twins Financing, This is that, Focus Features, Greenlit Rights, Smokehouse Pictures

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

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Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.

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PLOT: An American assassin named Jack (George Clooney), on the run from a group of rivals, hides out in a small Italian village while working on his next assignment, which involves crafting a complex mini-machine gun for a fellow assassin,...

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