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Der amerikanische Freund (1977)
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Release Date:
24 June 1977 (West Germany)
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Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man. full summary | add synopsis
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4 wins
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2 nominations
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(4 articles)
Mike Nichols Wades Into Deep Water
(From EmpireOnline. 17 August 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)
Indie Roundup: 'Bronson,' New Yorker Films, Mickey Rourke's Speech
(From Cinematical. 25 February 2009, 6:02 PM, PST)
(From EmpireOnline. 17 August 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)
Indie Roundup: 'Bronson,' New Yorker Films, Mickey Rourke's Speech
(From Cinematical. 25 February 2009, 6:02 PM, PST)
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Fascinating and unusual thriller
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Dennis Hopper | ... | Tom Ripley | |
| Bruno Ganz | ... | Jonathan Zimmermann | |
| Lisa Kreuzer | ... | Marianne Zimmermann | |
| Gérard Blain | ... | Raoul Minot | |
| Nicholas Ray | ... | Derwatt | |
| Samuel Fuller | ... | The American Mobster | |
| Peter Lilienthal | ... | Marcangelo | |
| Daniel Schmid | ... | Ingraham | |
| Jean Eustache | ... | Friendly Man | |
| Rudolf Schündler | ... | Gantner | |
| Sandy Whitelaw | ... | Doctor in Paris | |
| Lou Castel | ... | Rodolphe | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ismael Alonso | ... | Ignatius | |
| David Blue | ... | Allan Winter | |
| Andreas Dedecke | ... | Daniel | |
| Satya De La Manitou | ... | Angie | |
| Adolf Hansen | ... | Schaffner | |
| Rosemarie Heinikel | ... | Mona | |
| Heinz Joachim Klein | ... | Dr. Gabriel | |
| Stefan Lennert | ... | Auctioneer | |
| Heinrich Marmann | ... | Man on Train | |
| Gerty Molzen | ... | Old Lady | |
| Enzo Robutti | ... | Falling man | |
| Klaus Schichan | |||
| Axel Schiessler | ... | Lippo | |
| Wim Wenders | ... | Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance | |
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125 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
France:-12 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:16
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Patricia Highsmith initially disliked Wim Wenders' film because Ripley's character didn't match her intentions. Only after she saw the film at a regular screening did she admit that Wenders had captured the essence of Ripley.
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Featured in Le fils de Gascogne (1995)
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Too Much on My Mind
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This 1977 Wim Wenders film is an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel Ripley's Game. It stars Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley, the amoral and lonely antihero Highsmith based five novels upon. Bruno Ganz plays a dying picture framer who is cajoled into murdering a man. Through various circumstances these two men come together, and briefly become friends. This is a thriller, but it's mostly the story of these two men who come to depend on one another for a brief time. Hopper is very touching in this film, conveying Ripley's loneliness in very subtle ways. And Bruno Ganz is even better as the man caught up in something he doesn't understand. And as always with a Wenders film, this is visually beautiful. For fans of Wim Wenders or The Talented Mr. Ripley, this is well worth seeing.