Completed - ENGLISH, FRENCH - Thriller - 127 minutes
Year of production : 1977 Director(s) : Wim WENDERS Writer(s) : Wim WENDERS Cast : Bruno GANZ, Dennis HOPPER, Lisa KREUZER Producer(s) : Wim WENDERS
Today a cult film, THE AMERICAN FRIEND is based on the suspense novel Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith and won the German Critics Prize in 1977. Picture-framer Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) believes he is dying from a blood-disease. Jonathan’s cold-hearted American friend, displaced cowboy Tom Ripley (Dennis Hopper) decides to use his illness to his advantage, manipulating Jonathan into carrying out a murder contract. A hypnotic noir.
Country(ies) : GERMANY, FRANCE
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