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.

This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. Based on the 1990 novel, A very private gentleman, by Martin Booth. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010. Special features: deleted scenes; Journey to redemption : the making of The American; commentary with director.