Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Today a cult film The American Friend is based on the novel Ripley&s Game by Patricia Highsmith & won the German Critics Prize in 1977 Frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) believes he is dying from a blood disease & his American friend displaced cowboy Ripley (Dennis Hopper) decides to use his illness to his advantage Ripley introduces him to a gangster who proposes to the dying man that he should become a professional mob assassin assuring a large legacy for his wife & children Since he is facing death anyway what has he to lose? Ripley had originally intended to allow Jonathan to do the dirty work that he didn&t feel like doing but has second thoughts when he becomes friends with the doomed man Feature-Length Commentary With Wim Wenders & Dennis Hopper Trailer Deleted Scenes (With Optional Commentary) Exclusive limited edition Collector&s Booklet Actors Dennis Hopper Bruno Ganz Lisa Kreuzer Gerard Blain Nicholas Ray Samuel Fuller Peter Lilienthal Daniel Schmi Jean Eustache Rudolf Schundler Sandy Whitelaw & Lou Castel Director Wim Wenders Certificate 15 years & over Year 1977 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages German
- Dolby (20) Stereo Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 2 hours (approx)