This summer, you won’t need to leave home for globe-hopping excitement as the action-packed spy thriller The International arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on the 6 July, 2009, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Oscar® Nominees Clive Owen (Closer, Inside Man, Children of Men) and Naomi Watts (21 Grams, King Kong, The Ring) team up for this fast-paced and timely thriller about an Interpol Agent (Owen) and a Manhattan D.A. (Watts) on a dangerous, cross-continental mission to stop an international arms ring.
Featuring top-notch performances, stunning locations and some of the most talked about action sequences of the year, The International is guaranteed to thrill action and suspense fans around the globe!
Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Owen) is determined to expose an arms dealing ring responsible for facilitating acts of terrorism around the globe.
But as his investigation leads Salinger and his partner, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Watts), deeper into the secret world of greed, corruption and murder, they become targets of a deadly conspiracy so vast, they soon find the only people left to trust are each other.
This pulse-pounding thriller plays a high-stakes game of suspense, intrigue and explosive action.
Directed by acclaimed action director Tom Twyker (Run, Lola, Run), The Internationalarrives on Blu-ray and DVD armed with exciting bonus features, including an extended scene, Director and Screenwriter Commentary and four behind-the-scenes featurettes: Making The International, featuring cast and crew interviews; Shooting at the Guggenheim, detailing the making of the film’s most talked about action sequence; The Autostadt about filming at the famous German automotive museum and, finally, The Architecture of The International, which explores the film’s stunning use of interiors and exteriors from around the world.
Exclusive to the Blu-ray Disc are such innovative features The International Experience: Picture-in-Picture that includes behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, storyboards and location shots; and CineChat, which enables viewers to send onscreen messages to friends watching the movie anywhere around the world!
In addition, the Blu-ray edition also includes a special Bonus Digital Copy disc of the film for playback on PC, Mac, iPod or PSP. Available on DVD for £19.99 RRP and on Blu-ray High-Def for £24.99 RRP, The International is an intelligent, high-style thriller fans of The Bourne Identity and Inside Man won’t want to miss!