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Dennis Hopper oozes quirky menace as an amoral American art dealer who entangles a terminally ill German everyman, played by Bruno Ganz, in a seedy criminal underworld as revenge for a personal slight—but when the two become embroiled in an ever-deepening murder plot, they form an unlikely bond.
Jan 18, 2024. Aug 1, 2019. Mar 30, 2017. 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...
The American Friend. Summaries. Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man. Tom Ripley has a sweet deal with an art forger. The forger creates the paintings; Tom sells them. But another criminal business associate wants Tom to go in for an even riskier enterprise: murder.
1977. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. 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.
Jan 12, 2016 · The American Friend. Blu-ray edition reviewed by Chris Galloway. January 12 2016. BUY AT: See more details, packaging, or compare. Synopsis. Wim Wenders pays loving homage to rough-and-tumble Hollywood film noir with The American Friend, a loose adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel Ripley’s Game.
About. The American Friend. DRAMA. "In THE AMERICAN FRIEND, acclaimed director Wim Wenders transforms Patricia Highsmiths Ripleys Game into a gripping European noir. Professional frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) has been diagnosed with a terminal blood disease.
Directed by Wim Wenders • 1977 • Germany. Starring Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz. Wim Wenders pays loving homage to rough-and-tumble Hollywood film noir with THE AMERICAN FRIEND, a loose adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel “Ripley’s Game.”
