The American Friend
1977 · 125 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 19,751 VOTES · DIR. Wim Wenders
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 765 lines
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00:00:19 THE AMERICAN FRIEND
00:04:52 or who anybody else is.
00:09:30 - Satisfied? - Yup.
00:12:40 - What woke you up? - The noisy trucks.
00:16:11 Thank you very much.
00:19:32 as an investment.
00:23:24 It's rumor-mongering.
00:26:12 No Mr. Zimmermann.
00:28:04 I wanted to ask you to take the next sample now.
00:34:40 The results can't be ready yet.
00:38:58 I don't intend to die here.
00:41:51 I will tell you have left.
00:44:53 I'm wearing a white...
00:59:38 Close the doors, don't come in through the windows.
01:03:59 It's got a good feel to it.
01:06:22 You went to Paris for quite another reason.
01:10:10 the second murder, Minot.
01:13:23 We really must be going.
01:24:34 I don't know.
01:33:00 Right? 4 minutes.
01:35:41 Hello?
01:43:00 Because we know somebody's going to show up. Right?
01:51:53 I've seen the doctor. You were deceived in Paris.
250:00:00 for shooting one man, maybe two?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed765
Dialogue density6.1 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line250:00:00
Production Record
DirectorWim Wenders
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes19,751