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An adaptation of the novel 'Ripley's Game' by Pat Highsmith, which tells of Zimmerman, who is apparently dying of an incurable disease. In order to leave his own family with an inheritance he is coerced into a murder or two, but his task leads to a shady world of narcotics, death and disillusionment. German dialogue.

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EAN5060020620898

eBay Product ID (ePID)3955886

Product Key Features

ActorLisa Kreuzer, Peter Lilienthal, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz

Film/TV TitleThe American Friend

DirectorWim Wenders

LanguageGerman

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time126 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2003

FormatDVD

FeaturesAudio Commentary By Writer And Director Wim Wenders And Dennis Hopper\Deleted Scenes With Commentary By Wim Wenders\Theatrical Trailer\Biographies, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureGermany

Additional InformationJonathan Zimmermann (Bruno Ganz), a German art-restorer, 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 cunning American gangster Tom Ripley (Dennis Hopper) 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

ReviewsSunday Telegraph - Elaborate and brilliant

ScreenwriterWim Wenders

FeaturedNicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller

AuthorPatricia Highsmith

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe American Friend

Director of PhotographyRobby Mⁿller