United Kingdom / Dec 26, 1998 / U
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After the horror of the Civil War, 'ignorant' Christopher Newman made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures. He won't get past the Paris nightlife. After an affair with a haughty painter, he falls in love with the daughter of the late marquis de Bellegarde. She was married off and traumatized by her abusive late husband for the family's sake. Her elder brother supports their ruthless mother, but junior Valentin is besotted with the artist and strikes a partnership with Christopher.
Genres
DramaRomanceTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The American |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC Worldwide, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, WGBH Video, BBC |
| Release date | 26 dicembre 1998 |
| Executive producer | Simon Curtis, Rebecca Eaton, Nigel Warren-Green, Michael Wearing |
| Production | Fiona Finlay, David McLoughlin, John McDonnell |
| Writer | Michael Hastings, Henry James |
| Casting | Doreen Jones |
| Editing | Kate Evans |
| Cinematography | Tony Miller |
| Assistant directors | Paul Unwin |
| Camera operators | Tony Miller |
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| Additional photography | Tony Miller |
| Production design | Frank Conway, Jean Kerr |
| Art direction | Jean Kerr, Frank Conway |
| Set decoration | Frank Conway, Jean Kerr |
| Stunts | Dominick Hewitt |
| Music | Stephen McKeon, Jim Corcoran, Mark DeSimone, Sarah Gaines, Simon Gershon, Bernard O'Reilly |
| Sound | Stephen McKeon, Jim Corcoran, Mark DeSimone, Sarah Gaines, Simon Gershon, Bernard O'Reilly |
| Costume design | Lorna Marie Mugan, Orla Carrol, Morna Ferguson |
| Makeup | Morna Ferguson, Lorna Marie Mugan, Orla Carrol |
| Hairstyling | Lorna Marie Mugan, Orla Carrol, Morna Ferguson |
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