The International

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Plot
Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) 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, the bank will stop at nothing to stop them. Pre-release trailers indicate that a source for the drama may be found in the quasi-historical corporate entity known as Permindex.

Directed by :
Tom Tykwer
Produced by :
Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Lloyd Phillips
Written by :
Eric Singer
Cast :
Clive Owen as Louis Salinger, an obsessive Interpol agent | Naomi Watts as Eleanor Whitman, a Manhattan assistant district attorney | Ulrich Thomsen as an investment banker who gets involved in an arms-dealing ring.

Distributed by :
Columbia Pictures
Release : February 13, 2009
Official website : The International
Download Trailer : The International Trailer