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 | The American Friend (1977) Directed by: Wim Wenders Actors: Dennis Hopper , Bruno Ganz , Lisa Kreuzer , Gérard Blain , Nick Ray , Nicholas Ray , Samuel Fuller , Sam Fuller |
The American Friend: Jonathan Zimmermann, a German picture-framer, is dying of a rare blood disease. Despite his illness, the happily married Jonathan does his best to live each day to the fullest with his wife and child. But when Tom Ripley, a cunning American gangster, learns of Jonathan's sickness, he convinces the dying man--deeply concerned about his family's financial future--to work as a hit man for a big payoff. Will Jonathan get in over his head by making a deal that could ruin what's left of his life? This is a sensitive, film-noirish tribute to the American gangster film by the German Wenders, which is based on the novel RIPLEY'S GAME by Patricia Highsmith. Film screened at 1977 New York Film Festival, and at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. | |
| The American Friend Topics: Drama, Mystery, Organized Crime, Assassination, Film Noir, Recommended, Drama (General), Essential Cinema, Based On A Novel | |
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