What is The American (2010 movie)?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = The American | image = | caption = | director = Anton Corbijn | producer = | writer = [[Rowan Joffe]] (screenplay)<br>[[Martin Booth]] (novel) | starring = [[George Clooney]]<br />[[Thekla Reuten]]<br />[[Bruce Altman]]<br />[[Irina Björklund]]<br />[[Paolo Bonacelli]]<br />[[Violante Placido]] | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = [[Focus Features]] ([[USA]]) | released = September 1, 2010 | runtime = | country = [[United States]] | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The American''''' is a 2010 American thriller-drama movie that was based on the novel ''A Very Private Gentleman'' by Martin Booth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/09/28/george-clooney-and-anton-corbijns-a-very-private-gentlemn-becomes-the-american-begins-filming-in-italy/ |title=George Clooney and Anton Corbijn's a Very Private Gentleman Becomes the American, Begins Filming in Italy &#124; /Film |access-date=2010-08-17 |archive-date=2010-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623230201/http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/09/28/george-clooney-and-anton-corbijns-a-very-private-gentlemn-becomes-the-american-begins-filming-in-italy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The movie was directed by Anton Corbijn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=blogger&hl=en-US&passive=true&continue=https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL%3Dhttp://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/04/anton-corbijns-american-is-complete.html%26zx%3D1v5j5vxjuf2dz|title=Blogger|website=accounts.google.com}}</ref> The movie was shot and set in [[Abruzzo]]. The movie was released on September 1, 2010 and gained a mediocre response from critics. ==Cast== *[[George Clooney]] as ''Jack'' *[[Thekla Reuten]] as ''Mathilde'' *[[Bruce Altman]] as ''Larry'' *[[Irina Björklund]] as ''Ingrid'' *[[Paolo Bonacelli]] as ''Father Benedetto'' *[[Violante Placido]] as