The American Friend is a 1977 neo-noir film written and directed by Wim Wenders, adapted from the 1974 novel Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith. It stars Dennis Hopper as career-criminal Tom Ripley and Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann, a terminally ill picture framer whom Ripley coaxes into becoming an assassin. The film uses an unusual "natural" language concept: Zimmermann speaks German with his family and his doctor, but English with Ripley and while visiting Paris.
The American Friend (1977)
Directed by Wim Wenders
Genres - Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Release Date - Jun 24, 1977 |
Run Time - 128 min. |
MPAA Rating - NR
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$4,005
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Art Auction, Blood Disease, Cult, Exploding Car, Friendship, Hitman, Leukemia, Mafia, Male Friendship, Man, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Murder, New York City, Painting, Paris France, Ripley, Tape Recorder, Terminal Illness, West Germany
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Den amerikanske vennen
NO
El amigo americano
AR, MX, ES, US, UY
L'ami américain
FR
Med døden som innsats
NO
SCAN: Draugas iš Amerikos
LT
Wim Wenders: Amerika's Vriend in LA
NL
미국 친구
KR
미국인 친구
KR