Der Amerikanische Freund = the American friend / Wim Wenders Stiftung ; der Filmverlag der Autoren zeigt ; eine Coproduktion der Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH, Berlin, mit Wim Wenders Produktion, München, les Films du losange, Paris, und dem Westdeutschen Rundfunk, Köln ; ein Film von Wim Wenders ; Buch und Regie, Wim Wenders.

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A young picture framer thinks that he has terminal disease and is set up to become a hired assassin in West Germany because of the lure of quick money.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Criterion collection ; 793.
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films (Film distributor) Wim Wenders Stiftung (Film distributor) Filmverlag der Autoren (Production company) Road Movies Filmproduktion (Production company) Wim Wenders Produktion (Production company) Films du losange (Firm) (Production company) Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Production company) Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors:	Wenders, Wim (Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer) Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010 (Actor) Ganz, Bruno (Actor) Kreuzer, Lisa (Actor) Blain, Gérard (Actor) Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979 (Actor) Fuller, Samuel, 1912-1997 (Actor) Lilienthal, Peter, 1929-2023 (Actor) Schmid, Daniel, 1941-2006 (Actor) Whitelaw, Sandy, 1930-2015 (Actor) Eustache, Jean, 1938-1981 (Actor) Castel, Lou, 1943- (Actor) Müller, Robby, 1940-2018 (director of photography.) Przygodda, Peter (Editor of moving image work) Knieper, Jürgen (composer (expression)) Lüdi, Heidi (Art director) Lüdi, Toni (Art director) Nist, Isolde (Costume designer) Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 Prose, Francine, 1947- (Writer of supplementary textual content)
Language:	English French German
Language of the Original:	English French German
Language and/or Writing System:	In English, French and German, with optional English subtitles; optional SDH captioning.
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Edition:	Director approved two-DVD special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 793.
Subjects:	Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) > Drama. Serial murderers > Drama. Psychopaths > Drama. Criminals > Drama. Murder > Drama. Highsmith, Patricia, > 1921-1995 > Film adaptations. France > Drama. New York (N.Y.) > Drama. Crime films. Detective and mystery films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films. Feature films > Germany (West) Feature films > France. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Crime films. Detective and mystery films. Fiction films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films. Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet.
Variant Title:	American friend.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A young picture framer thinks that he has terminal disease and is set up to become a hired assassin in West Germany because of the lure of quick money.
Note:	Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "Little lies and big disasters", by Francine Prose. Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel Ripley's game. Widescreen (1.66:1) aspect ratio. DVD release of the 1977 motion picture; restored in 2014. Special features: Disc 1: Commentary (from 2002 featuring Wim Wenders and Dennis Hopper). Disc 2: Wim Wenders (interview with the director 37 min.); Bruno Ganz (interview with the actor 27 min.); Deleted scenes (35 min. of scenes with audio commentary by Wim Wenders); Trailer.
Call Number:	PS3558.I366 A44 2016 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:	1681430983 9781681430980
Credits:	Director of photography, Robby Müller ; editor, Peter Przygodda ; music, Jürgen Knieper ; art directors, Heidi and Toni Lüdi ; costume designer, Isolde Nist.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:	Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid, Sandy Whitelaw, Jean Eustache, Lou Castel.