The Interpreter PG-13
The truth needs no translation.

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DVD Features:
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 hours, 9 minutes
- Video: Color
- Released: October 4, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Universal Studios
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Packaging: Snap Case
- Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 2.35
- Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
- Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
- Additional Release Material:
- Alternate Ending
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary: Sydney Pollack - Director
- Featurette:
- Sydney Pollack at Work: From Concept to Cutting Room
- Interpreting Pan & Scan vs. Widescreen
- A Day in the Life of Real Interpreters
- The Ultimate Movie Set: The United Nations
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Nicole Kidman & Sean Penn | |
Performer: | Earl Cameron, Catherine Keener & Jesper Christensen | |
Directed by | Sydney Pollack | |
Edited by | William Steinkamp | |
Screenwriting by | Scott Frank, Charles Randolph & Steven Zaillian | |
Composition by | James Newton Howard | |
Produced by | Tim Bevan, Kevin Misher & Eric Fellner | |
Director of Photography: | Darius Khondji | |
Executive Production by | Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack & G. Mac Brown |
Entertainment Reviews:
I was steadily absorbed by The Interpreter, even though much of the plot didn't make a great deal of sense.
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Observer
Penn is terrific in his low-key doggedness.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Despite a script that at times seems a little too pretentious, The Interpreter benefits from strong work by Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn and a great sequence that is as tense as any in recent memory.
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Bowling Green Daily News
The film's themes are disappointingly vague and unspecific, built around a fictitious African country that stands for anywhere -- and consequently nowhere.
AV Club
Kidman piles on dimensions to her character the more we learn about her spotty political past...
USA Today
Now we know actors are just that, but it's a little hard to suspend disbelief and buy Sean as a government agent out to foil an assassination plot, when just a few months ago he was out to assassinate Richard Nixon on screen.
Long Island Press
Rating: B --
Much ballyhooed for its on-location filming in and around the United Nations building in Manhattan "The Interpreter" works better as a captivating drama than it does as an espionage thriller due to some sticking plot points that prevent the audience from
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ColeSmithey.com
Product Description:
Director Sidney Pollack's diverse career sees him returning to familiar ground with THE INTERPRETER. Crafted from the same mould that saw Pollack produce the superlative political thriller THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975), Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn star in a film riddled with subterfuge, recriminations, and deadly secrets. Kidman plays Silvia Broome, an interpreter who works at the UN in New York City. One night, while collecting a bag she has left behind in the building, Silvia overhears a whispered conversation in which an assassination attempt on a redoubtable African leader, named Zuwanie (Earl Cameron), is planned during his future visit to the UN. Secret service agent Tobin Keller (Penn) is assigned to provide security for Zuwanie on the forthcoming trip, and conducts an investigation when Silvia explains what she has heard. He quickly discovers that Silvia has a lengthy, troubled past as a citizen from the same country as Zuwanie, and immediately doubts her story. A series of frantic, fast-paced set pieces ensue, with Pollack beautifully capturing the architectural wonder of the UN, and staging some breathtaking scenes all over the city.
Much has been made of THE INTERPRETER'S status as the first film to be shot inside the UN, and it's to Pollack's credit that he wasn't overawed by such a prospect. Making full use of the building, the director highlights the hustle and bustle of a typical day at the UN, while also shooting eerily silent late night scenes among the famous halls and corridors. As Pollack piles on the tension, Penn and Kidman deliver exemplary performances alongside a prodigious supporting cast, who do justice to an intelligently written plot designed to keep viewers guessing right up until the final moments of the film.
Much has been made of THE INTERPRETER'S status as the first film to be shot inside the UN, and it's to Pollack's credit that he wasn't overawed by such a prospect. Making full use of the building, the director highlights the hustle and bustle of a typical day at the UN, while also shooting eerily silent late night scenes among the famous halls and corridors. As Pollack piles on the tension, Penn and Kidman deliver exemplary performances alongside a prodigious supporting cast, who do justice to an intelligently written plot designed to keep viewers guessing right up until the final moments of the film.
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