Stars: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Lisa Kreuzer, Peter Lilienthal

Director: Wim Wenders

Summary: An adaptation of the novel 'Ripley's Game' by Pat Highsmith, which tells of Zimmerman, who is apparently dying of an incurable disease. In order to leave his own family with an inheritance he is coerced into a murder or two, but his task leads to a shady world of narcotics, death and disillusionment. German dialogue.

Jonathan Zimmermann (Bruno Ganz), a German art-restorer, is dying of a rare blood disease. Despite his illness, the happily married Jonathan does his best to live each day to the fullest with his wife and child. But when cunning American gangster Tom Ripley (Dennis Hopper) learns of Jonathan's sickness, he convinces the dying man--deeply concerned about his family's financial future--to work as a hit man for a big payoff. Will Jonathan get in over his head by making a deal that could ruin what's left of his life

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	German
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary by Wim Wenders, Trailer, Deleted scene, Exclusive booklet
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1977
Release Date:	July 14, 2008
Runtime:	121 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A X M 573
Keywords:	American, Friend, Subtitled, General, Wide, Screen, German, Drama, Amerikanische, Freund
Genre:	Drama