Una interprete delle Nazioni Unite, Silvia Broome, inavvertitamente ascolta due persone che parlano di un complotto per assassinare qualcuno. Ad indagare sul caso viene chiamato un agente dei Servizi Segreti degli Stati Uniti, Tobin Keller. L'obiettivo ipotizzato è il presidente della Repubblica Democratica di Matobo, Edmond Zuwanie, il quale è atteso per un discorso all'Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite al Palazzo di Vetro, in un tentativo disperato di mettere fine alle accuse mosse contro di lui dalla Corte Penale Internazionale; il suo regime, infatti, è tristemente noto per una crudele politica di pulizia etnica. Allo stesso tempo il fratello di Silvia, Simon, è in grave pericolo, perché tenta di organizzare un importante incontro tra i due maggiori opponenti al regime dittatoriale di Zuwanie, Kuman-Kuman e Ajene Xola.

The Interpreter è un film del 2005 diretto da Sydney Pollack, ed interpretato da Nicole Kidman e Sean Penn.

Curiosità

The Interpreter è il primo film per il quale sia stata concessa l'autorizzazione a girare delle scene all'interno del Palazzo di Vetro dell'ONU a New York. Precedentemente altri registi (tra i quali Alfred Hitchcock per il suo Intrigo internazionale) si erano visti rifiutare il permesso che Kofi Annan ha invece concesso a Pollack.



Titoli di coda - Credits

Directed by Sydney Pollack

Story Martin Stellman & Brian Ward

Screenplay Charles Randolph and Scott Frank and Steven Zaillian

Producers

Tim Bevan ... producer

G. Mac Brown ... executive producer

Liza Chasin ... co-producer

Eric Fellner ... producer

Debra Hayward ... co-producer

Anthony Minghella ... executive producer

Kevin Misher ... producer

Nicci Perrow ... co-producer: Moonlighting

Sydney Pollack ... executive producer

Michael Steele¹ ... co-producer: U.S.

Jennifer Thomas¹ ... line producer: additional photography





Cast - in credits order (verified as complete)

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 I'Cook¹ ... Ajene Xola

Byron Utley ... Jean Gamba

Robert Clohessy ... FBI Agent King

Terry Serpico ... FBI Agent Lewis

David Fonteno¹ ... Phillip Ostroff

John Knox ... Fred Jameson

David Zayas ... Charlie Russell

Lynne Deragon ... American Ambassador Davis

Christopher Evan Welch ... Jonathan Williams

Manuel Mawele ... African Boy

Dino Mulima ... African Boy

Litto ... African Boy

Adrian Martinez ... Roland

Tsai Chin ... Luan

Francine Roussel ... Isobel

Enid Graham ... Jenny

Lou Ferguson ... Matoban Ambassador

Okwui Okpokwasili ... Tour Guide

Vladimir Bibic ... G.A. President

Jacques Sebag ... French Ambassador

Pietro Gonzales ... Chilean Ambassador

Patrick Ssenjovu ... Jad Jamal

Michael Patrick McGrath¹ ... Jonathan Ferris

Paul De Sousa ... Portuguese Janitor

Chris McKinney ... Forensic Officer

Martha Elliott ... Woman on Bus

Jim Ward ... U.N. Security Officer

Trevor Archer ... U.N. Security Officer

Ricardo Walker ... U.N. Security Officer

Harry O'Reilly ... U.N. Security Officer

Kirby Mitchell ... U.N. Security Officer

Guy Fortt¹ ... UN Security Officer

Ramsey Faragallah ... Polygraph Technician

John Di Benedetto ... Mechanic

Bridget L. Doerksen ... Stripper

Ana Maria Lupo ... Stripper

Nelson Landrieu ... Spanish Speaking Interpreter

Leonid Citer ... Russian Interpreter

Satish Joshi ... Secretary General

Sophie Traub ... Young Silvia

Monty Ashton-Lewis ... Young Simon

Pat Kiernan ... Himself

Margot Staub ... News Reporter

Harry Prichett ... News Reporter

Ed Onipede Blunt ... News Reporter

Diane Winter ... British Airways Ticket Agent

Other credited cast listed alphabetically

Brevard Hudson ... Interperter

Lisa Marie Palmieri ... UN VIP Delegate

Rest of cast

Sherae Adams ... Ambassador of Surname (uncredited)

Ernest Alexis ... United Nations Protester (uncredited)

James P. Anderson ... Yugoslavian Delegate (uncredited)

Timothy Auld ... U.N. Security Officer (uncredited)

Anthony M. Bertram ... Congressman (uncredited)

Gerry Robert Byrne ... U.N. Tourist (uncredited)

Wayne Chang ... Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Johnson Chong ... Chinese Delegate (uncredited)

Greg D'Agostino ... U.N. Security Officer (uncredited)

Andrew Dawson ... UN Secret Service (uncredited)

Mike Dobbins ... U.N. Protestor (uncredited)

Joe Dolinsky ... Peruvian Diplomat (uncredited)

Dana Eskelson ... Secret Service Agent #1 (uncredited)

Marshall Factora ... Prime Minister at Strip Club (uncredited)

Tony Galtieri ... United Nations Delegate (uncredited)

Edwin David Garcia ... Papua New Guinea Delegate (uncredited)

Chuck Gerena ... Secret Service Agent - motorcade (uncredited)

Eli Harris ... Secretary of Staff (uncredited)

Sandi Higgins ... French Delegate (uncredited)

Diane Ingino ... U.N. Delegate - Republic of San Marino (uncredited)

Julie Jei ... Japanese Ambassador (uncredited)

Jossara Jinaro ... Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Christopher Jude ... Tourist/Protester (uncredited)

Lovari ... Cook (uncredited)

Shawn Luckey ... U.N. Delegate (uncredited)

Arthur Lupetti ... United Nations Delegate (uncredited)

Todd Malta ... Sgt. Luper (uncredited)

Dirk Marks ... Delegate (uncredited)

Denis McKeown ... Delegate from Luxembourg (uncredited)

Tanda Mercer ... U.N. Staff (uncredited)

Cliff Moylan ... United Nations Security (uncredited)

Robert Myers ... U.N. Delegate (uncredited)

Loukas Papas ... United Nations VIP Defense Delegate (uncredited)

Gloria Parks ... Protester (uncredited)

Rose Pasquale ... Barfly (uncredited)

Sydney Pollack ... Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)

Nick Poltoranin ... Police Officer (uncredited)

Americo Presciutti ... U.N. Security (uncredited)

Eliyas Qureshi ... Indian Ambassador (uncredited)

Dawn Ressy ... United Nations Delegate (uncredited)

Antonio Saillant ... UN Official (uncredited)

Tracey Silver ... Azerbaijan Delegate (uncredited)

Coley Speaks ... Bystander (uncredited)

Stella Stark ... Russian Woman (uncredited)

Ronald Sylvers ... Passenger on Bus (uncredited)

Steven Weisz ... Libyan Ambassador (uncredited)

Joe Wissler ... Uzbeki Delegate (uncredited)

Shane Wright ... Passenger on Bus (uncredited)

Scott Yannick ... U.N. Security- Advanced Team (uncredited)

Original Music James Newton Howard

Cinematographers Darius Khondji

Editors William Steinkamp