Description

 The American is a 2010 drama thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn and starring George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido, Irina Bjorklund, and Paolo Bonacelli. It is an adaptation of the 1990 novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth. The film premiered on September 1, 2010. A trailer for the film was released on May 3, 2010.





Directed by 	Anton Corbijn

Screenplay by 	Rowan Joffe

Story by 	Martin Booth (novel)

Starring 	George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli



Studio 		Smokehouse Pictures, This Is That Inc., Greenlit Productions



Distributed by 	Focus Features

Release date(s) September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01)



Country 	United States



Language 	English



Budget 		$20 million