The American Friend (aka Der Amerikanische Freund)

Featuring: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz & Lisa Kreuzer

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Today a cult film, The American Friend is based on the novel Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith and won the German Critics Prize in 1977.

Frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) believes he is dying from a blood disease and his American friend, displaced cowboy Ripley (Dennis Hopper), decides to use his illness to his advantage. Ripley introduces him to a gangster who proposes to the dying man that he should become a professional mob assassin, assuring a large legacy for his wife and children. Since he is facing death anyway, what has he to lose? Ripley had originally intended to allow Jonathan to do the dirty work that he didn't feel like doing, but has second thoughts when he becomes friends with the doomed man.
  • Feature-Length Commentary With Wim Wenders And Dennis Hopper
  • Trailer
  • Deleted Scenes (With Optional Commentary)
  • Exclusive Limited Edition Collector's Booklet
ActorsDennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmi, Jean Eustache, Rudolf Schündler, Sandy Whitelaw & Lou Castel
DirectorWim Wenders
Certificate15 years and over
Year1977
ScreenWidescreen 16:9 Anamorphic
LanguagesGerman - Dolby (2.0) Stereo / Dolby Digital (5.1)
SubtitlesEnglish
Duration2 hours (approx)
RegionRegion 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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if you like good storylines good acting and good directing you wont go wrong with this 1977 classic its one of those films that pulls you in and wont let go right up until the very end credits and i certainly did not forget about the end in a hurry, bruno ganz and dennis hopper are brilliantly cast and the supporting actors put in fine performances as well like lisa kreuzer gerard blain nicholas ray and samuel fuller buy it you wont be dissapointed.

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