The American
An aging assassin seeking solitude in a quiet Italian village finds his peaceful retreat shattered when a beautiful young woman forces him to confront his deadly past.
Synopsis
Jack, an assassin, is sent to a small Italian town to await further orders, where he begins a double life that may be more relaxing than it is beneficial for him.
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A crew of 221+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Andrew HulmeShot by Martin RuheScored by Herbert GronemeyerDesigned by Mark DigbySound by Paul DaviesCostumes by Suttirat Anne LarlarbStunts by Kimmo Rajala
Box Office
2010 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$67.9M
US & Canada: $35.6M — 52% of worldwide · International: $32.3M (48%)
Opening weekend: $3.1M — 9% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $3.1M — 9% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,721 theaters
Also known as
- The Americande
- El americanoes
- (English)The American
- (Bulgarian)Американецът
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 1, 2010
- United StatesSep 1, 2010
- RussiaSep 2, 2010
- ItalySep 10, 2010
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Cast & Crew
221 unique people credited
Top billed cast
George Clooney
as Edward
Paolo Bonacelli
as Father Benedetto
Violante Placido
as Clara
Irina Bjorklund
as Ingrid
Lars Hjelm
as Hunter #1
Bjorn Granath
as Hunter #2
Johan Leysen
as Pavel
Giorgio Gobbi
as Man on Vespa
Silvana Bosi
as Old Cheese Vendor
Thekla Reuten
as Mathilde
Guido Palliggiano
as Waiter (Market)
Samuli Vauramo
as Young Swedish Man
Supporting cast
9Directors
1Writers
3Producers
11Anne Carey
Producer, Producers
Begona Lopez
digital intermediate producer
Enzo Sisti
executive producer
George Clooney
Producers, Producer
Grant Heslov
Producer
Jill Green
Producer, Producers
Kevin Flatow
associate producer
Marc Bourbonnais
visual effects executive producer: Modus FX
Moa Westeson
line producer: Sweden unit
Patrick Bissonnette
visual effects financial controller: Modus FX / visual effects line producer
Todd Kleparski
digital intermediate producer
Other crew
192Claudio Del Gobbo
a camera dolly grip
Maria Fiorito
accountant: re-shoots
Max Rangner
accounting assistant
Kerstin Nordlund
accounts payable
Matteo Bardelli
additional set production assistant
Naomi Dandridge
adr mixer
Nick Foley
adr mixer
Oliver Brierley
adr mixer
Ian Morgan
adr supervisor
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Jeremy Braben
aerial director of photography
Marcus Alqueres
animation supervisor: Modus FX
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