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[[Image:The-American-Movie-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The American'' (2010)]] | [[Image:The-American-Movie-Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The American'' (2010)]] | ||
'''The American''' is a thriller directed by Anton Corbijn and starring [[George Clooney]] as Jack, a weary and aging American assassin who goes to Italy for an assignment. | '''''The American''''' is a 2010 thriller directed by Anton Corbijn and starring [[George Clooney]] as Jack, a weary and aging American assassin who goes to Italy for an assignment. While there he becomes entangled with a woman, and begins to wonder about his contract, his lover and his controller. The film is based on Martin Booth's novel ''A Very Private Gentleman'', published in 1990. | ||
The film is based on Martin Booth's novel ''A Very Private Gentleman'', published in 1990. | |||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''The American:''''' | |||
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=Handguns= | |||
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==Walther PPK== | ==Walther PPK== | ||
Jack ([[George Clooney]]) uses a 7. | Jack ([[George Clooney]]) uses a 7.65mm [[Walther PPK]] as his personal sidearm, both suppressed and unsuppressed, throughout the whole film. | ||
[[Image:WaltherPPKSuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther PPK with black grips and a sound suppressor - .380 ACP | [[Image:WaltherPPKSuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther PPK with black grips and a sound suppressor - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:AmericanPPK.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack's PPK lying next to his bed.]] | [[Image:AmericanPPK.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack's PPK lying next to his bed.]] | ||
[[Image:Amer6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack's Walther PPK in the machine tool area where he displays his skill with machining parts.]] | [[Image:Amer6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack's Walther PPK in the machine tool area where he displays his skill with machining parts.]] | ||
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[[Image:Amer4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack aims his PPK at a Swedish assassin.]] | [[Image:Amer4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack aims his PPK at a Swedish assassin.]] | ||
[[Image:AmericanPPK2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack fires the gun.]] | [[Image:AmericanPPK2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack fires the gun.]] | ||
[[Image:AmerPPK2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack pulls out his PPK when on a picnic with Clara ([[Violante Placido]]). In this shot the gun's markings are seen quite clearly.]] | [[Image:AmerPPK2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack pulls out his PPK when on a picnic with Clara ([[Violante Placido]]). In this shot the gun's markings are seen quite clearly, revealing it to be a West German produced model.]] | ||
[[Image:AmerPPK3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack aims his gun.]] | [[Image:AmerPPK3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack aims his gun.]] | ||
==SIG-Sauer P230== | ==SIG-Sauer P230== | ||
Mathilde ([[Thekla Reuten]]) pulls a [[SIG-Sauer P230]] from her purse | Mathilde ([[Thekla Reuten]]) pulls a [[SIG-Sauer P230]] from her purse when she meets with Jack ([[George Clooney]]). She never gets a chance to use it. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Sig P230 (black).jpg|thumb|400px|none|SIG-Sauer P230 - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:AmerP230.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mathilde releases the magazine of the gun.]] | [[Image:AmerP230.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mathilde releases the magazine of the gun.]] | ||
[[Image:AmerP230_2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mathilde checks the magazine.]] | [[Image:AmerP230_2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mathilde checks the magazine.]] | ||
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==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
A | A Swedish assassin is briefly seen chambering a [[Beretta 92FS]] in Dalarna, Sweden in the beginning of the film. | ||
Another | Another Swedish assassin is also seen with a suppressed [[Beretta 92FS]] in Rome. | ||
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[[File:Beretta 92FS suppressed.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Suppressed Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:AmerBeretta.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An assassin with a Beretta.]] | [[Image:AmerBeretta.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An assassin with a Beretta.]] | ||
[[Image:Amer2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A young | [[Image:Amer2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A young Swedish assassin ([[Samuli Vauramo]]) with a Beretta in Rome.]] | ||
[[Image:AmerBeretta2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The young assassin's Beretta gets stuck in his car.]] | [[Image:AmerBeretta2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The young assassin's Beretta gets stuck in his car.]] | ||
==Beretta 950 Jetfire== | ==Beretta 950 Jetfire== | ||
Jack finds a [[Beretta 950 | Jack finds a [[Beretta 950 Jetfire]] from Clara's purse, which she keeps for self-defense. | ||
[[Image:Beretta950BSJetfire.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Beretta 950BS (Post 1968) Jetfire - .25 ACP. This has the thumb safety that the pre-1968 models do not. This is the model used in this film.]] | [[Image:Beretta950BSJetfire.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Beretta 950BS (Post 1968) Jetfire - .25 ACP. This has the thumb safety that the pre-1968 models do not. This is the model used in this film.]] | ||
[[Image:AmerJetfire.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack finds Clara's Jetfire.]] | [[Image:AmerJetfire.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack finds Clara's Jetfire.]] | ||
==Single Action Army== | ==Single Action Army== | ||
A | A TV in a bar screens ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'', showing a scene where Frank ([[Henry Fonda]]), fires a [[Colt Single Action Army]] revolver. | ||
[[Image:Colt_saa4.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:Colt_saa4.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Colt Single Action Army - .45 Long Colt]] | ||
[[Image:AmerOUATITW.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Single Action Army revolver being fired on | [[Image:AmerOUATITW.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Single Action Army revolver being fired on TV.]] | ||
=Rifles= | |||
==Ruger Mini-14== | |||
Jack ([[George Clooney]]) spends much of the film customizing and sighting a [[Ruger Mini-14]] with a hand-made suppressor he manufactures from various car parts. He also makes a custom case for it. He refers to the gun as a "Ruger M14", which is a slight goof since the [[M14 rifle]] is a completely different gun. Mathilde ([[Thekla Reuten]]), the customer, also asks the gun's muzzle velocity, to which Jack states "about 360 miles an hour". This is a goof since muzzle velocities are measured in feet, or meters, per second. It wouldn't be that bad if his statement didn't translate into 528 feet per second; not even near the muzzle velocity of a real .223 round. | |||
[[Image:Mini14gb-f.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:AmerRuger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack ([[George Clooney]]) assembles the Mini-14, after he had ordered a custom barrel to fit in the gun.]] | |||
[[Image:AmericanRuger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jack with the newly-assembled Mini-14.]] | |||
[[Image:American-RugerMini14-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jack with his Ruger Mini-14 in a production still.]] | |||
[[Image:Amer8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack ([[George Clooney]]) sights in the rifle he is preparing for the client, the rifle is a standard Ruger Mini-14 (pre 2005 style) with a Ruger Factory Folding Stock.]] | |||
[[Image:Amer1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mathilde ([[Thekla Reuten]]) tests the Ruger Mini-14.]] | |||
[[Image:AmerMini14.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mathilde adjusts the scope, after test-firing. Her shots were a bit off to the left and for some reason turning the elevation knob instead of the windage remedies this.]] | |||
[[Image:AmerRugerMini14.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Jack fires the gun next to Mathilde, at her request, as she wants to test the suppressor.]] | |||
[[Image:AmerMini14_2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mathilde prepares to use the Mini-14.]] | |||
[[Image:AmerRugerCustomCase.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The custom padded case Jack makes for the Mini-14.]] | |||
==Unknown rifle== | ==Unknown rifle== | ||
A | A Swedish assassin uses an unknown rifle in the beginning of the film in Dalarna, Sweden. He uses it to fire at Jack and Ingrid, his lover. The rifle is never fully seen, but it has a custom winter camouflage on it. We can see a glimpse of it when the assassin goes down as Jack shoots him with his Walther PPK. Perhaps this is a [[Remington 700]]? | ||
[[Image:AmericanRifleUnknown.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The assassin with an unknown rifle circled in red.]] | [[Image:AmericanRifleUnknown.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The assassin with an unknown rifle circled in red.]] | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Espionage]] | [[Category:Espionage]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:44, 29 July 2023
The American is a 2010 thriller directed by Anton Corbijn and starring George Clooney as Jack, a weary and aging American assassin who goes to Italy for an assignment. While there he becomes entangled with a woman, and begins to wonder about his contract, his lover and his controller. The film is based on Martin Booth's novel A Very Private Gentleman, published in 1990.
The following weapons were used in the film The American:
Handguns
Walther PPK
Jack (George Clooney) uses a 7.65mm Walther PPK as his personal sidearm, both suppressed and unsuppressed, throughout the whole film.
SIG-Sauer P230
Mathilde (Thekla Reuten) pulls a SIG-Sauer P230 from her purse when she meets with Jack (George Clooney). She never gets a chance to use it.
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Beretta 92FS
A Swedish assassin is briefly seen chambering a Beretta 92FS in Dalarna, Sweden in the beginning of the film. Another Swedish assassin is also seen with a suppressed Beretta 92FS in Rome.
Beretta 950 Jetfire
Jack finds a Beretta 950 Jetfire from Clara's purse, which she keeps for self-defense.
Single Action Army
A TV in a bar screens Once Upon a Time in the West, showing a scene where Frank (Henry Fonda), fires a Colt Single Action Army revolver.
Rifles
Ruger Mini-14
Jack (George Clooney) spends much of the film customizing and sighting a Ruger Mini-14 with a hand-made suppressor he manufactures from various car parts. He also makes a custom case for it. He refers to the gun as a "Ruger M14", which is a slight goof since the M14 rifle is a completely different gun. Mathilde (Thekla Reuten), the customer, also asks the gun's muzzle velocity, to which Jack states "about 360 miles an hour". This is a goof since muzzle velocities are measured in feet, or meters, per second. It wouldn't be that bad if his statement didn't translate into 528 feet per second; not even near the muzzle velocity of a real .223 round.
Unknown rifle
A Swedish assassin uses an unknown rifle in the beginning of the film in Dalarna, Sweden. He uses it to fire at Jack and Ingrid, his lover. The rifle is never fully seen, but it has a custom winter camouflage on it. We can see a glimpse of it when the assassin goes down as Jack shoots him with his Walther PPK. Perhaps this is a Remington 700?
