The American
The American is a feature film that has completed production with WME - William Morris Endeavor (Beverly Hills), Sierra/Affinity and Nine Stories and 1 other attached. Cary Joji Fukunaga (director), Aaron L. Gilbert (producer) and Jason Cloth (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY in September 2018. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
The life story of American Leonard Bernstein who began conducting for the New York Philharmonic at the age of 25.
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The production office and crew contacts for The American are on file at Production List, last updated April 28, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.
Cast & Crew
Production
| Producer | Aaron L. Gilbert |
| Producer | Jason Cloth |
| Producer | Adam Gopnik |
| Producer | Martha Parker |
| Producer | Riva Marker |
Directing
| Director | Cary Joji Fukunaga |
Cast
| Cast | Jake Gyllenhaal |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on The American
The American has finished principal photography. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-american (last updated Apr 28, 2026).