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 |
Sub-Genres - Neo-Noir, Psychological Thriller Film |
Release Date - Jun 24, 1977 |
Run Time - 128 min. |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
Box Office
$3,978
Themes
Tags
Cult, Film Based On A Novel, Hitman, Leukemia, Man, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Painting, Paris France, Ripley
Attributes
Based On: Ripley's Game
Filming Location: Bavaria, Germany, Munich, New York City, Paris
Narrative Location: Germany
Filming Location: Bavaria, Germany, Munich, New York City, Paris
Narrative Location: Germany
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America no Yûjin
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Americký priatel
CS
Americký prítel
CS
Amerikalı Arkadaş
TR
Amerikanska vännen
FI
Amerikkalainen ystävä
FI
Amerykański przyjaciel
PL
Az amerikai barát
HU
Den amerikanske vännen
SE
Den amerikanske ven
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Der amerikanische Freund
CA, DE
El amigo americano
AR, MX, ES, UY
L'ami américain
FR
L'amico americano
IT
Med døden som innsats
NO
O Amigo Americano
BR, PT
Prijatelj iz Amerike
RS
Regel uten unntak
NO
The American Friend
, NO, GB, US
Ένας Αμερικανός Φίλος
GR
Американский друг
, RU
Американський друг
UA
アメリカの友人
JP