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The International

Year:
Duration:
118 min
Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.5
Director:
Tom Tykwer
Awards:
1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2009-02-13
Filming Locations: 59th Street Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Budget: $50,000,000
Opening Weekend: $10,702,613 (USA) (15 February 2009)
Gross: $25,450,527 (USA) (22 March 2009)
Cast
Actor
Character
Clive Owen
Louis Salinger
Naomi Watts
Eleanor Whitman
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Wilhelm Wexler
Ulrich Thomsen
Jonas Skarssen
Brían F. O'Byrne
The Consultant
Michel Voletti
Viktor Haas
Patrick Baladi
Martin White
Jay Villiers
Francis Ehames
Fabrice Scott
Nicolai Yeshinski
Haluk Bilginer
Ahmet Sunay
Luca Barbareschi
Umberto Calvini (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi)
Alessandro Fabrizi
Inspector Alberto Cerutti
Felix Solis
Detective Iggy Ornelas
Jack McGee
Detective Bernie Ward
Nilaja Sun
Detective Gloria Hubbard
Steven Randazzo
Al Moody
Tibor Feldman
Dr. Isaacson
James Rebhorn
New York D.A.
Remy Auberjonois
Sam Purvitz
Ty Jones
Eli Cassel
Ian Burfield
Thomas Schumer
Peter Jordan
Berlin Doctor
Axel Milberg
Klaus Diemer
Thomas Morris
Chief Inspector Reinhard Schmidt
Oliver Trautwein
Dietmar Berghoff
Luigi Di Fiore
Carabinieri Captain
Verena Schonlau
I.B.B.C. Secretary (White)
Laurent Spielvogel
Commissioner Villon
Marita Hueber
Woman in Knit Cap
Giorgio Lupano
Milan Sniper
Loris Loddi
Calvini's Chief of Staff
Natalia Magni
1st Speaker / Politico
Dino Conti
Café Barista (as Emilio Dino Conti)
Benjamin Wandschneider
Cassian Skarssen
Alessandro Quattro
Milan Airport Security
Marco Gambino
Calvini Lawyer
Matt Patresi
Calvini Defense Security Chief
Tristana Moore
World News Reporter
Naomi Krauss
I.B.B.C. Secretary (Skarssen)
Franco Trevisi
Italian Gentleman
Antonio Santoro
Lab Technician
Hakan Boyav
Attendant / Bodyguard Sunay
Luca Calvani
Enzo Calvini
Gerolamo Fancellu
Mario Calvini
Ben Whishaw
Rene Antall
Sedat Mert
Bodyguard Sunay
Tevfik Polat
Bodyguard Sunay
Darren Pettie
Elliot Whitman
Mike Braun
Hitman
Michael Bornhütter
Hitman (as Michael Bornhuetter)
Heiko Kiesow
Hitman
Markus Pütterich
Hitman (as Markus Puetterich)
Ronnie Paul
Hitman
Gerd Grzesczak
Hitman
Piet Paes
Hitman
Sigo Heinisch
Hitman
Georges Bigot
André Clement
Eric Warren Singer
Cashier
Federico Pacifici
Man in a Green Fedora
Brad Holbrook
TV Reporter
Jon DeVries
New York Mayor
Chris Henry Coffey
Museum Visitor
Alex Cranmer
Museum Visitor
Robert Salerno
Little Boy Whitman
Nicole Shalhoub
Witness
George Aloi
Museum Visitor (uncredited)
Anders Bramsen
Guggenheim Visitor (uncredited)
Logan Crawford
Reporter (uncredited)
Joel Cross
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Elli
Rabbi Elli
Mayil Georgi
Hotel lady (uncredited)
Natalie Gold
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Takako Haywood
Gunshot Victim (uncredited)
Lars Joermann
Solicitor (uncredited)
Steven J. Klaszky
Museum Visitor #3 (uncredited)
Amy Kwolek
Samantha Salinger (uncredited)
Lidia Napoli
Girl (uncredited)
Thelma O'Leary
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Izzy Palmieri
Little Girl Whitman (uncredited)
Christa Pasch
Scarcon's Wife (uncredited)
Jihane Tamri
Airport worker (uncredited)
Paul Darren Varricchio
Tourist (uncredited)
Nicolas Walier
Visitor Guggenheim Museum (uncredited)
Ricky Watson
Guggenheim Museum Visitor (uncredited)
Yusuke Yamazaki
Guggenheim Visitor (uncredited)
Alexander Yassin
Guggenheim Museum Visitor (uncredited)
Özcan Özdemir
Boy in the bar (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Across Boundaries".
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An explosive shootout scene takes place inside New York's famous Guggenheim Museum. The production team used the Guggenheim's original blueprints to build a full-size replica of its interior in an abandoned locomotive warehouse. Construction took 4 months.
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Inspired by the BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) banking scandal, which took place in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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Goofs
During the assassination scene, some obvious matte work is visible when the victim stands in front of a TV monitor.
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Shortly after Mrs. Whitman and Salinger leave the elevator, Whitman's scarf is wrapped around her neck. A few seconds later, after a cut, it has changed position.
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When Salinger and Whitman are going to talk to Umberto Calvini, as they leave the elevator Whitman has her scarf around her neck. In the next shot, the scarf changes position.
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Quotes
Louis Salinger: Hey... Don't you fucking die on me.
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Eleanor Whitman: We are just trying to get to the truth!
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André Clement: I am more comfortable tense.
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Faq
Q
Who or what is "the international'?
A
The title refers to the International Bank of Business and Credit, a powerful international bank that is involved in illegal activities and corruption.
Q
Is "The International" based on a book?
A
No. The International is an original screenplay by screenwriter Eric Singer. The screenplay is supposedly based on two financial corporations -- the Canadian-based Permindex Trade Organization and the Pakistani-based Bank of Credit and Commerce International.
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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Photos from cast
Lucian Msamati Roberta Potrich
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