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The International

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
105K
YOUR RATING
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in The International (2009)
Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) pool their resources in an attempt to break up an international arms dealing ring financed by a high-profile bank.
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An Interpol agent and a U.S. prosecutor join forces to shut down a bank's funding of terrorism.An Interpol agent and a U.S. prosecutor join forces to shut down a bank's funding of terrorism.An Interpol agent and a U.S. prosecutor join forces to shut down a bank's funding of terrorism.

  • Director
    • Tom Tykwer
  • Writer
    • Eric Warren Singer
  • Stars
    • Clive Owen
    • Naomi Watts
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    105K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Tykwer
    • Writer
      • Eric Warren Singer
    • Stars
      • Clive Owen
      • Naomi Watts
      • Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • 257User reviews
    • 244Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Photos80

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    Top Cast90

    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Louis Salinger
    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Eleanor Whitman
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Wilhelm Wexler
    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • Jonas Skarssen
    Brían F. O'Byrne
    Brían F. O'Byrne
    • The Consultant
    Michel Voletti
    Michel Voletti
    • Viktor Haas
    Patrick Baladi
    Patrick Baladi
    • Martin White
    Jay Villiers
    Jay Villiers
    • Francis Ehames
    Fabrice Scott
    Fabrice Scott
    • Nicolai Yeshinski
    Haluk Bilginer
    Haluk Bilginer
    • Ahmet Sunay
    Luca Barbareschi
    Luca Barbareschi
    • Umberto Calvini
    • (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi)
    Alessandro Fabrizi
    Alessandro Fabrizi
    • Inspector Alberto Cerutti
    Felix Solis
    Felix Solis
    • Detective Iggy Ornelas
    Jack McGee
    Jack McGee
    • Detective Bernie Ward
    Nilaja Sun
    Nilaja Sun
    • Detective Gloria Hubbard
    Steven Randazzo
    Steven Randazzo
    • Al Moody
    Tibor Feldman
    Tibor Feldman
    • Dr. Isaacson
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • New York D.A.
    • Director
      • Tom Tykwer
    • Writer
      • Eric Warren Singer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews257

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      An explosive shootout scene is set 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 four months.
    • Goofs
      When Salinger and Karssen meet on the Grand Bazaar rooftop in Istanbul, both characters are backlit, even though they are facing each other. (According to the DVD commentary, the director wanted both to be lit by a dramatic back light. The scene was filmed twice, once in the morning and once in the evening. After cutting between the two shoots, the sun is behind both actors in the scene.)
    • Quotes
      • Wilhelm Wexler: Sometimes a man can meet his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
    • Crazy credits
      During the credits fade-in on the second and third newspaper printed articles, look above the main story of focus and you will see articles that reference a company by the name of SuckleOil, which is most likely a nod to Producer Richard Suckle.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: He's Just Not That Into You/Confessions of a Shopaholic/The International/Two Lovers/Friday the 13th (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Strange Brew
      Written by Eric Clapton, Gail Collins and Felix Pappalardi
      Performed by Cream
      Courtesy of Universal International Music B.V.
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 13, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Turkey
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • French
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • Agente internacional
    • Filming locations
      • Autostadt, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany(Calvini's headquarters)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Atlas Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,450,527
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,331,739
      • Feb 15, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,253,843
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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