Der amerikanische Freund = American friend, coproduction of Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH, Bavaria Film, Filmverlag der Autoren, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Wim Wenders Productions ; written and directed by Wim Wenders after the novel by Patricia Highsmith ; produced by Joachim von Mengershausen and Wim Wednders
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Der amerikanische Freund = American friend, coproduction of Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH, Bavaria Film, Filmverlag der Autoren, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Wim Wenders Productions ; written and directed by Wim Wenders after the novel by Patricia Highsmith ; produced by Joachim von Mengershausen and Wim Wednders
Language
ger
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Der amerikanische Freund = American friend
Oclc number
51489869
Responsibility statement
coproduction of Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH, Bavaria Film, Filmverlag der Autoren, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Wim Wenders Productions ; written and directed by Wim Wenders after the novel by Patricia Highsmith ; produced by Joachim von Mengershausen and Wim Wednders
Runtime
125
Series statement
The Wim Wenders collection
Summary
Story about a Hamburg picture framer who is perfectly ordinary except that he is suffering from a rare and fatal blood disease. His peace and sanity are upset when he is offered money to assassinate a Mafia figure in Paris
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
American friend
Contributor
- Wim Wenders Produktion
- Blain, Gérard
- Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995
- Kreuzer, Lisa
- Przygodda, Peter
- Knieper, Jürgen
- Ganz, Bruno
- Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010
- Filmverlag der Autoren
- Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
- Wenders, Wim
- Road Movies Filmproduktion
- Bavaria Film
- Mengershausen, Joachim von, 1936-
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- Müller, Robby, 1940-
Genre
Subject
- Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- German language films
- Leukemia -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- DVDs
- Art dealers -- United States -- Drama
- Picture frames and framing -- Drama
- Feature films
- Foriegn films
- Murder for hire -- Drama
- Detective and mystery films
- Fiction films
- Mafia -- Drama
- Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 -- Film adaptations
- Motion pictures, German
- Deception -- Drama
Content
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resource.cinematographer
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor16
- Wim Wenders Produktion
- Blain, Gérard
- Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995
- Kreuzer, Lisa
- Przygodda, Peter
- Knieper, Jürgen
- Ganz, Bruno
- Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010
- Filmverlag der Autoren
- Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
- Wenders, Wim
- Road Movies Filmproduktion
- Bavaria Film
- Mengershausen, Joachim von, 1936-
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- Müller, Robby, 1940-
- Genre7
- Subject16
- Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- German language films
- Leukemia -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- DVDs
- Art dealers -- United States -- Drama
- Picture frames and framing -- Drama
- Feature films
- Foriegn films
- Murder for hire -- Drama
- Detective and mystery films
- Fiction films
- Mafia -- Drama
- Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 -- Film adaptations
- Motion pictures, German
- Deception -- Drama
- Content1
- resource.originPlace1
- Actor4
- resource.cinematographer1
- Composer1
- Director1
- Editor1
- Is Part Of1
- writer2
- Producer2
- Mapped to1