The International
The film centres on the dogged persistence of Interpol agent Louis Salinger and New York district attorney Eleanor Whitman to bring to justice one of the most powerful banks in the world – a bank that would appear to be involved in financing terrorist attacks all over the world. After uncovering a swathe of illegal activities, investigators Salinger and Whitman follow the flow of funds from Berlin to Milan, New York and Istanbul. Before long, they find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes chase around the globe. Their uncompromising tenacity puts their own lives at risk because the people they are after will stop at nothing – not even murder – in order to continue financing terrorist attacks and wars.
Tom Tykwer: "The film is above all a thriller – albeit more of a political thriller, a genre that has almost died out these days." With "The International" Tykwer is following in the tradition of films such as Alan J. Pakula′s 1974 work, "The Parallax View" or John Schlesinger′s "Marathon Man" (1976). During the shoot in Potsdam-Babelsberg, the rotunda of New York′s Guggenheim Museum was rebuilt in the nearby hall of an old GDR steam engine plant – "VEB Lokomotivbau Karl Marx". Other locations included Berlin, Istanbul and Milan.
Source: 59. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Louis Salinger
- Eleanor Whitman
- Wilhelm Wexler
- Jonas Skarssen
- Der Berater
- Viktor Haas
- Martin White
- Francis Ehames
- Nicholai Yeshinski
- Ahmet Sunay
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
2nd Unit director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Director of photography
Assistant camera
2nd Camera unit
Steadycam operator
Lighting design
Production design
Set design
Prop master
Property master
Make-up artist
Costume design
Hairdresser
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound editor
Sound design
Foley artist
Audio mixing
Special effects
Stunt co-ordinator
Cast
- Louis Salinger
- Eleanor Whitman
- Wilhelm Wexler
- Jonas Skarssen
- Der Berater
- Viktor Haas
- Martin White
- Francis Ehames
- Nicholai Yeshinski
- Ahmet Sunay
- New York D.A.
- Detektiv Bernie Ward
- Klaus Diemer
- Sam Purwitz
- Stellvertretende Staatsanwältin
- Berliner Arzt
- Chief Inspector Reinhard Schmidt
- Dietmar Berghoff
- I.B.B.C. Sekretärin
- Commissioner Villon
- Frau mit Mütze
Production company
in association with
Co-Producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 15.09.2007 - 07.12.2007: Berlin, Wolfsburg, New York, Mailand, Istanbul; Studio Babelberg Potsdam-Babelsberg
Uraufführung (DE): 05.02.2009, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb (außer Konkurrenz);
Kinostart (DE): 12.02.2009
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE GB US) The International
Versions
Original
Uraufführung (DE): 05.02.2009, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb (außer Konkurrenz);
Kinostart (DE): 12.02.2009