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The American Friend (1977)

The American Friend

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12

2h 5m

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

October 19th, 1978

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Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

6 wins and 3 nominations

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Wim Wenders on Dennis Hopper and THE AMERICAN FRIEND

Cast

Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
'Derwatt'
Samuel Fuller
Der Amerikaner
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Arzt in Paris
Jean Eustache
Freundlicher Mann
Full cast & crew

Directors

Wim Wenders
Full cast & crew

Producers

Renée Gundelach
supervising producer
Margaret Ménégoz
line producer
Joachim von Mengershausen
producer
WDR
Full cast & crew

Writers

Patricia Highsmith
novel
Wim Wenders
Full cast & crew

Taglines

...transforms Patricia Highsmith's Ripley's Game into a gripping European noir.

Keywords

murder
friendship
train
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Country of Origin

France
Germany

Languages

German
English
French

Release Dates

October 19th, 1978 (Argentina)
August 17th, 2021 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (Sarajevo Film Festival)
July 14th, 2008 (Brazil) (DVD premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Der amerikanische Freund (original title)
El amigo americano (Argentina)
O Amigo Americano (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Alter Elbtunnel, St. Pauli, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany (Old St Pauli-Elbtunnel)
American Hospital - 63 Boulevard Victor-Hugo, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
At the corner of Grosse Elbstrasse and St. Pauli Fischmarkt, St. Pauli, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany (Zimmerman's apartment)
All Locations

Running Times

125 min
128 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.66 : 1

Production Companies

Filmverlag der Autoren
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Les Films du Losange
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Distribution Companies

VCL (Australia)
Pan American Productions (Australia)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
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Other Companies

Sickert (art direction & title)
Visual Icon (India) (exclusive clip and still licensing)

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