The American (2010 film)

The American
The American
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anton Corbijn
Screenplay by	Rowan Joffé
Based on	A Very Private Gentleman; by Martin Booth
Produced by	Anne Carey; Jill Green; Ann Wingate; Grant Heslov; George Clooney;
Starring	George Clooney; Violante Placido; Thekla Reuten; Paolo Bonacelli;
Cinematography	Martin Ruhe
Edited by	Andrew Hulme
Music by	Herbert Grönemeyer
Production; companies	This is that; Smokehouse Pictures; Greenlit
Distributed by	Focus Features
Release date	September 1, 2010;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Italian
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$67.9 million

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.