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The International (I) (2009) 6.5
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6.5/10 from 60,239 users
Metascore: 52/100
Reviews: 181 user | 240 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring. Director:Tom TykwerWriter:Eric Singer |
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Cast
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| Clive Owen | ... | ||
| Naomi Watts | ... | ||
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | ||
| Ulrich Thomsen | ... | ||
| Brían F. O'Byrne | ... | ||
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Michel Voletti | ... | |
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Jay Villiers | ... | |
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Fabrice Scott | ... |
Nicolai Yeshinski
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| Luca Barbareschi | ... |
Umberto Calvini
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Inspector Alberto Cerutti
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Detective Iggy Ornelas
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Detective Bernie Ward
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Detective Gloria Hubbard
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In The International, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman's investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as the bank will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war. Written by production
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Is your money making a killing? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some sequences of violence and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
13 February 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Agente internacional See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£760,382 (UK) (27 February 2009)Gross:
$25,450,527 (USA) (20 March 2009)Company Credits
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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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Trivia
The film opened the 2009 Berlin International Film Fesitival on February 5, 2009. See more »Goofs
The cut and bandages change often when Owen is talking to man in prison. See more »Quotes
Umberto Calvini: [In explaining the "true" nature of banking in the world] The IBBC is a bank. Their objective isn't to control the conflict, it's to control the debt that the conflict produces. You see, the real value of a conflict, the true value, is in the debt that it creates. You control the debt, you control everything. You find this upsetting, yes? But this is the very essence of the banking industry, to make us all, whether we be nations or individuals, slaves to debt.See more »
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. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (2009) See more »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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No complaints at all about this gripping movie. The plot is original compared to the usual cops versus bad guys trash that often gets pumped out. The story centers around an international bank that makes its profits by supplying weapons to combatants in the various conflicts that cover the planet. Clive Owen is an Interpol guy trying to bring the bank down. The script is excellent, the acting is very good and the photography is above par for this kind of film. Excellent direction. This movie doesn't try too hard, is free of the clichés that often serve instead of fresh ideas and has a great shoot-out where the surprises and action keep you on the edge of your seat without trying to overwhelm with gore and jerky camera work.
Go see it, you'll enjoy it.