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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...

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Corporate Authors: This is That (Firm), Greenlit Productions, Smoke House Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors: Corbijn, Anton (Director), Joffe, Rowan (Screenwriter), Clooney, George (Producer, Actor), Björklund, Irina, 1973- (Actor), Placido, Violante, 1976- (Actor), Reuten, Thekla, 1975- (Actor), Bonacelli, Paolo, 1939- (Actor), Leysen, Johan (Actor), Booth, Martin
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2010]
Series:Focus Features spotlight series.
Subjects:
Assassins > Drama.
Prostitutes > Drama.
Gunsmiths > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Italy > Drama.
Crime films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Films for the hearing impaired.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Title from container.
Based on the 1990 novel, A very private gentleman, by Martin Booth.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: deleted scenes; Journey to redemption : the making of The American; commentary with director.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentaion ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English, Spanish and French) and DVS 2.0 stereo. surround (English).
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for violence, sexual content and nudity.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Martin Ruhe ; music, Herbert Grönemeyer ; editor, Andrew Hulme.