---
title: 'The American (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anton Corbijn'
released: '2010-09-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-american-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The American (2010)

2010 · R · 99 min · Thriller · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

The American is a 2010 American crime thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn and starring George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido, Irina Björklund, and Paolo Bonacelli. Based on the 1990 novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth, it was loosely adapted to screenplay by Rowan Joffé. The film was released on September 1, 2010. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $67 million worldwide.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney), [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov), [Anne Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-carey)
- **Director:** [Anton Corbijn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-corbijn)
- **Screenplay:** [Rowan Joffé](https://cinepixo.com/people/rowan-joffe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Grönemeyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-gronemeyer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Martin Ruhe](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ruhe)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Hulme](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-hulme)

## Cast

- [Paolo Bonacelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-bonacelli)
- [Anna Foglietta](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-foglietta)
- [Giorgio Gobbi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-gobbi)
- [Thekla Reuten](https://cinepixo.com/people/thekla-reuten)
- [Violante Placido](https://cinepixo.com/people/violante-placido)
- [Samuli Vauramo](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuli-vauramo)
- [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney)
- [Filippo Timi](https://cinepixo.com/people/filippo-timi)
- [Irina Björklund](https://cinepixo.com/people/irina-bjorklund)
- [Isabelle Adriani](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-adriani)
- [Sandro Dori](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-dori)
- [Bruce Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-altman)
- [Johan Leysen](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-leysen)
- [Björn Granath](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjorn-granath)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: http://www.theamericanthemovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-american-2010
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1164740); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.