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The Interpreter (2005) -- Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a US Secret Service agent (Penn) is assigned to investigate an interpreter (Kidman) who overhears an assassination plot.
The Interpreter (2005) -- Clip: Keller and Dot talk as they leave the crime scene
The Interpreter (2005) -- Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a US Secret Service agent (Penn) is assigned to investigate an interpreter (Kidman) who overhears an assassination plot.
The Interpreter (2005) -- Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a US Secret Service agent (Penn) is assigned to investigate an interpreter (Kidman) who overhears an assassination plot.
The Interpreter (2005) -- Clip: Keller explains his role in the investigation

Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   34,126 votes
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Director:
Sydney Pollack
Writers (WGA):
Martin Stellman (story) &
Brian Ward (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 April 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
The truth needs no translation.
Plot:
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a US Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Fine performances, weak story more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicole Kidman ... Silvia Broome

Sean Penn ... Tobin Keller

Catherine Keener ... Dot Woods

Jesper Christensen ... Nils Lud

Yvan Attal ... Philippe
Earl Cameron ... Zuwanie

George Harris ... Kuman-Kuman

Michael Wright ... Marcus

Clyde Kusatsu ... Police Chief Lee Wu

Eric Keenleyside ... Rory Robb

Hugo Speer ... Simon Broome

Maz Jobrani ... Mo

Yusuf Gatewood ... Doug

Curtiss Cook ... Ajene Xola (as Curtiss I'Cook)

Byron Utley ... Jean Gamba
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'interprète (France)
La intérprete (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Переводчица (Russia) [ru]
Çevirmen (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
A Intérprete (Brazil) [pt]
Die Dolmetscherin (Germany) [de]
I diermineas (Greece) [el]
L'interprète (Canada: French title) [fr]
Prevoditeljica (Croatia) [hr]
Tõlk (Estonia) [et]
Tolken (Norway) [no]
Tolken (Denmark) [da]
Tolken (Sweden) [sv]
Tulkki (Finland) [fi]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.
Runtime:
128 min
Country:
UK | USA | France
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Taiwan:PG-12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41613) | Denmark:11 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sylvia uses Earthlink's webmail service. Her account is sylviabroome@earthlink.net and she's writing to simonb@freeafrica.co.mtb - 'MTB' of course being a fictional TLD. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: About 15 minutes into the movie, as the helicopter is taking off, Woods gets a call that, she claims, informs her that Ziwani's head of security has arrived. In fact, what she hears on the line is the Israeli national telephone company's recording: "Hamispar sh'higata, lo poel tmani." In English: "The number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable." more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Simon Broome: She wouldn't tell me her husband's name. She wouldn't even write it.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Laughter more

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16 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
Fine performances, weak story, 8 October 2005
6/10
Author: gravity3 from California

Director Sidney Pollack has given us some very fine films in the past; THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR and TOOTSIE come immediately to mind, and he won an Oscar for OUT OF Africa (although it's not high on my personal list of his films). But not even Mr. Pollack can make a great film without having a script to start with. I think that's the lesson of THE INTERPRETER. There are many things that are just not well thought out here, and the whole suffers as a result.

Penn is great as always, Kidman does a lot with her character, but often they're wandering through the scenes in a story that doesn't seem to know where to go next. Actually the fact the movie makes any sense at all is a credit to Pollack's experience and talent. There are some great ideas here, and there's certainly a level of entertainment achieved; even some thought provoking moments. But it's clear the filmmakers weren't working from a well prepared script. 6 out of 10.

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