| American Night | |
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| Directed by | Alessio Della Valle |
| Written by | Alessio Della Valle |
| Produced by | Martha Capello |
| Starring | Jonathan Rhys Meyers Emile Hirsch Paz Vega Jeremy Piven Michael Madsen |
| Edited by | Zach Staenberg |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
American Night is a 2021 neo-noir film. It is the feature-length debut of director Alessio Della Valle who also wrote the screenplay.
Andy Warhol's famous "Pink Marilyn" painting arrives in New York City triggering a battle between an art dealer and a mafia boss. [1] [2]
Other cast members include Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Marco Leonardi. Singer Anastacia has a cameo appearance to perform the film's title song. [3] [4]
In August 2021, it was announced that Saban Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film. [5] It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021 and was released in select theaters in the U.S. [6] [7] [8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 20% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10. [9]
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