The American Friend

Name: The American Friend
Director: Wim Wenders
Released: 1977
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray

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

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 THE AMERICAN FRIEND

00:04:48 who I am...

00:09:04 Are you still bidding?

00:11:13 His wife has to help support them.

00:16:02 Eighty marks.

00:19:17 my behavior...

00:22:47 and we discussed them.

00:25:40 Now my cards are on the table.

00:27:26 - Belongs to the mafia. - I'll stop here.

00:34:08 Don't say anything.

00:38:10 Wake up, Mr. Zimmermann.

00:40:38 Hamburg.

00:44:04 just means he has a better eye than you have, that's all.

00:47:20 He will show him to you.

01:02:10 Paris.

01:04:57 Rumor.

01:08:56 There is a man in the train... I suppose.

01:11:30 Daniel.

01:14:53 I'll have it for you tomorrow morning.

01:29:17 This time I've brought you something.

01:33:34 insane Minot's plan's going to become.

01:40:17 What's gone wrong, Jonathan?

01:45:19 Like this... I'm not going to live very much longer.

01:52:37 Mrs. Zimmermann...

Cast & Characters

Dennis Hopper Tom Ripley Bruno Ganz Jonathan Zimmermann Lisa Kreuzer Marianne Zimmermann Gérard Blain Raoul Minot Nicholas Ray 'Derwatt' Samuel Fuller Der Amerikaner Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo Daniel Schmid Igraham Sandy Whitelaw Arzt in Paris Jean Eustache Freundlicher Mann

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed765

Dialogue density6.1 lines / min

First line00:00:19

Final line01:52:37

Production Record

DirectorWim Wenders

LanguageGerman

IMDb votes19,751