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The American (2001)

 
Drama, Period, Adaptation

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Synopsis:
Drama based on the novel by Henry James, "The American," about a self-made Midwesterner who discovers the sinister secret of an aristocratic French family when he falls in love with a daughter of the family. Christopher Newman, a 19th century "new man" who has amassed a fortune in California, heads to Europe to learn its ways and find a wife. In Europe, he meets Claire de Cintre, a young, beautiful and enigmatic Parisian widow. Claire's mother, Madame de Bellegarde, is a descendant of an ancient noble family, who stops at nothing to arrange aristocratic matches for her children. Other characters include Mrs. Bread, the housekeeper who knows the family secrets; Valentin, Claire's effete and impetuous brother; and Noemie, the bohemian mistress shared by Newman and Valentin.


Cast

Name
Credits
Matthew Modine
Christopher Newman

Aisling O'Sullivan
Claire de Cintre

Diana Rigg
Madame de Bellegarde

Paul Hickey
Henri de Bellegarde

Andrew Scott
Valentin de Bellegarde

Brenda Fricker
Mrs Bread

Eva Birthistle
Noemie Nioche

T P McKenna
Marquis de Bellegarde

Ian Fitzgibbon
Tom Tristram

Alison McKenna
Lilie Tristram

Phillip O'Sullivan
Marquis de Cintre

Joe Pilkington
Armand Nioche

Alan Stanford
The Chevalier

Ed Bishop
General Packard

Anita Reeves
The Duchess

David Heap
Stanislas Kapp

Alec McCowen
Henry James
Company

Name
Credits
ALT Films
Production Company

Writers

Name
Credits
Michael Hastings
Writer

Henry James
Novel as Source Material

Producers

Name
Credits
Nigel Warren-Green
Executive Producer

Michael Wearing
Executive Producer

Simon Curtis
Executive Producer

Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer

Steven Ashley
Producer

Fiona Finlay
Producer

John McDonnell
Co-Producer

David McLoughlin
Co-Producer

Directors

Name
Credits
Paul Unwin
Director

Casting

Name
Credits
Doreen Jones
Casting Director

Nancy Foy
Casting Consultant casting advisor
Production Management

Name
Credits
Margaret Jennings
Production Manager

Peter Agnew
Assistant Director

Charlotte Somers
Assistant Director

Daisy Cummins
Assistant Director

Jane McNally
Production Coordinator

Peggy Brazil
Script Supervisor

David Morris
Location Manager

Emma Salter
Post-Production Supervisor

Ann M Houlihan
Assistant Director

Editor

Name
Credits
Kate Evans
Editor

Martin Brinkler
Assistant Editor

Bernard O'Reilly
Dialogue Editor

Kathleen Cahill
Editor

Camera, Film & Tape

Name
Credits
Tony Miller
Director of Photography

Patrick Redmond
Photography unit photographer
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