The American [videorecording(DVD)] /
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.
- Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2010.
- 1 video disc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Spotlight series .
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; commenary with director.
Cinematography, Martin Ruhe ; music, Herbert Grönemeyer ; editor, Andrew Hulme. Cinematography, Martin Ruhe ; music, Herbert Grönemeyer ; editor, Andrew Hulme.
George Clooney, Irina Bjorklund, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Johan Leysen.
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.
Rating: R; for violence, sexual content and nudity.
DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentaion ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, Spanish and French) and DVS 2.0 stereo. surround (English).
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.