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Cinemas
Directed by Wim Wenders
The American Friend
Der amerikanische Freund
An atmospheric, acclaimed drama.
Drama
Thriller
Crime
1977
2h 5m
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.
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Cast & crew
6What people say
An American sociopath teaches a thoughtful European how to rock in the underworld is a premise that could've very easily been turned into an exciting paperback thriller but is instead rendered here by Wenders in a sense of style that emphasizes a much slower, sicker existential feeling of corruption. Brutal ending, and Ganz and Hopper are incredible.
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Common questions
What is The American Friend about?+
A terminally ill picture framer is lured by an American art forger into a complex, morally ambiguous plot involving contract killing.
Who directed The American Friend?+
Wim Wenders directed this 1977 crime drama, which remains a key work of the New German Cinema movement.
Has The American Friend won any awards?+
The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
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