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Bjorklund, Irina, 1973- (Added Author). Bonacelli, Paolo, 1939- (Added Author). Booth, Martin Motion picture adaptation of (work): Very private gentleman. (Added Author). Carey, Anne. (Added Author). Clooney, George. (Added Author). Corbijn, Anton. (Added Author). Green, Jill. (Added Author). Heslov, Grant, 1963- (Added Author). Hulme, Andrew. (Added Author). Joffe, Rowan. (Added Author). Leysen, Johan. (Added Author). Placido, Violante, 1977- (Added Author). Reuten, Thekla, 1975- (Added Author). Ruhe, Martin. (Added Author). Wingate, Ann. (Added Author). Alliance Films, (provider.). Focus Features. (Added Author). Smokehouse Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). This is That (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). George Clooney, Irina Bjorklund, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Johan Leysen. (Cast).

Summary: After a job ends more violently than expected, Jack retreats to the Italian countryside and accepts one last assignment to construct a deadly weapon for a mysterious contact. But when he pursues a relationship with a beautiful local woman, he may be tempting fate by stepping out of the shadows. Jack soon finds himself in an escalating battle to escape from his secretive past.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (105 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Montreal : Alliance Films, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the 1990 novel, A Very Private Gentleman, by Martin Booth. Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Films, 2010.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Martin Ruhe ; editor, Andrew Hulme.
Participant or Performer Note:	George Clooney, Irina Bjorklund, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Johan Leysen.
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: 14A. MPAA rating: R; for violence, sexual content and nudity.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	French language version also available.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 15, 2015).