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.

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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
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
Dennis Hopper NERFINISHED
Gerhard Olschewski NERFINISHED
Lisa Kreuzer NERFINISHED
Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED
Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED

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Bruno Ganz notableWork The American Friend
Robby Müller notableWork The American Friend
Wim Wenders notableWork The American Friend
Wim Wenders directed The American Friend