The American Friend (1977)
- Original title
- Der amerikanische Freund
- Directed by
- Wim Wenders
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, neo-noir
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 445 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A terminally ill picture framer in Hamburg gets drawn into a criminal plot by an American con artist. He agrees to carry out a murder for hire in exchange for money and the promise of a medical treatment.
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What happens
The American Friend (German: Der amerikanische Freund) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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