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The American Friend (24-Jun-1977)
Original Title: Der Amerikanische Freund Director: Wim Wenders Writer: Wim Wenders From novel: Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith Keywords: Thriller, Art Forgery Criminal dandy Tom Ripley offers Hamburg picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman, suffering a fatal blood disease and with little time remaining, total financial security to his family if he murders a mobster. Mind you just a short time ago, Zimmerman, who met Ripley at an art auction, refused to shake the other man's hand. Outstanding performance by Bruno Ganz; Hopper is quite a different Ripley than Matt Damon.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Samuel Fuller |
Film Director |
12-Aug-1912 |
30-Oct-1997 |
Pickup on South Street |
| Bruno Ganz |
Actor |
22-Mar-1941 |
16-Feb-2019 |
Downfall |
| Dennis Hopper |
Actor |
17-May-1936 |
29-May-2010 |
Apocalypse Now |
| Nicholas Ray |
Film Director |
7-Aug-1911 |
16-Jun-1979 |
Rebel Without a Cause |
REVIEWS Review by Rick Puller (posted on 3-Sep-2007) A delightfully dark buddy flick, made long before buddy flicks fell in such disfavor. Dennis Hopper is the "cool" american friend. He's edgy, and charming as only he can be in a singular sociopathic manner that is his alone and yet undeniably american. He is an eminently likeable cowboy creep.
Bruno Ganz is his reluctant partner in crime and has a european masculine grace that lends itself perfectly to Hopper's dangerous ambiguity.
The movie is long, dreary, yet beautifully filmed, and fun to watch.
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