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The American Friend (German: Der amerikanische Freund) 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 coerces into becoming an ...
- Wim Wenders
- Jürgen Knieper
- 3 million DEM
Sep 28, 1977 · The American Friend: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain. Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.
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- 3 min
- Wim Wenders
- 81
American expatriate Tom (Dennis Hopper) treats Hamburg, Germany, like it's the Wild West and makes a living by hawking art forgeries, but decides to take part in a murder plot for extra cash.
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- Dennis Hopper
- Wim Wenders
- Bavaria Film
A film by Wim Wenders based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, starring Dennis Hopper as a middleman between a French gangster and a German picture framer. Ebert praises the film's style and atmosphere, but criticizes its plot and characters.
Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz star in this 1977 film by Wim Wenders, based on Patricia Highsmith's novel Ripley's Game. The film follows a German man who becomes involved in a murder plot with an American art dealer in Hamburg and Paris.
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Gradually succumbing to an incurable illness, Jonathan Zimmermann, a humble family man and picture framer, has a chance encounter with the amoral American expatriate and art dealer, Tom Ripley, at an auction in Hamburg.
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A dying man reluctantly takes on a job as a hit man in order to have money to leave to his widow. Cast & Crew. Read More. Wim Wenders. Director. Bruno Ganz. Dennis Hopper. Lisa Kreuzer. Gerard Blain. Samuel Fuller. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As.
