The American Friend [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The American Friend [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
, Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
, Lisa Kreuzer
Lisa Kreuzer
, Gerard Blain
Gerard Blain
, Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray
The American Friend [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The American Friend [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
, Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
, Lisa Kreuzer
Lisa Kreuzer
, Gerard Blain
Gerard Blain
, Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray

Blu-ray (Color / Wide Screen)

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Overview

Wim Wenders' mines Dennis Hopper's real-life experience as a painter and collector in this existential take on the American gangster film based on a Patricia Highsmith novel featuring the notoriously sociopathic Tom Ripley. Hopper stars as the eponymous American, currently a middleman selling the work of American painter Derwatt (Nicholas Ray), who has feigned his own death to increase the value of his paintings. While auctioning this work in Berlin, he meets art restorer Jonathan Zimmerman (Bruno Ganz), who he learns is suffering from an incurable blood disease. When a shady friend (Gerard Blain) requires Ripley to find a "clean" non-professional to do a contract hit in order to pay off a debt, even he is reluctant. But he quickly realizes that the physically vulnerable Jonathan would be perfect for the job, and tries to get him to accept by employing various subterfuges to persuade him that his condition is even worse than it is. For his part, Blain guarantees the restorer that his family will be financially secure for life, and a deal is struck. As usual, nothing works out quite as expected.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/12/2016
UPC: 0715515165716
Original Release: 1977
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:06:00
Sales rank: 8,937

Special Features

Audio commentary from 2002 featuring Wenders and actor Dennis Hopper New interview with Wenders New interview with actor Bruno Ganz Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Wenders Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bruno Ganz Jonathan Zimmermann
Dennis Hopper Tom Ripley
Lisa Kreuzer Marianne Zimmermann
Gerard Blain Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray Prokasch
Samuel Fuller Amerikaner
Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid Ingraham
Sandy Whitelaw Doktor
Jean Eustache Friendly Man
Lou Castel Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke Daniel
David Blue Allan Winter
Stefan Lennert Auktionator
Rudolf Schündler Gantner
Gerty Molzen Lady
Heinz Joachim Klein Dr. Gabriel
Rosemarie Heinikel Mona
Satya De la Manitou Angie
Axel Schiessler Lippo
Adolf Hansen Schaffner
Andrea Deck Actor
Rudolf Schundler Gantner
Wim Wenders Bandaged Man
Jürgen Knieper Composer

Technical Credits
Wim Wenders Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Pierre Cottrell Executive Producer
Theo Nischwitz Special Effects
Michael Wiedemann Executive Producer
Joachim von Mengershausen Producer
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