The American Friend
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The American Friend is a 1977 neo-noir thriller film directed by Wim Wenders, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley’s Game and noted for its moody atmosphere and morally ambiguous characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The American Friend canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ripley’s Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Patricia Highsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Tom Ripley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Tom Ripley novels by Patricia Highsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Robby Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Wim Wenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Filmverlag der Autoren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Peter Przygodda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | New German Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | color ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | PG (varies by country) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jürgen Knieper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | assassination plot ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
friendship and betrayal
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identity and corruption ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
moody atmosphere
ⓘ
morally ambiguous characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| partOf | Tom Ripley film adaptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Wim Wenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Road Movies Filmproduktion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-01-27 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 127 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Wim Wenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hamburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| stars |
Bruno Ganz
NERFINISHED
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Dennis Hopper NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerhard Olschewski NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Kreuzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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