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HanWay Films
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Featuring: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Daniel Schmid, Jean Eustache, Lisa Kreuzer, Peter Lilienthal, Sandy Whitelaw, Lou Castel
Wim Wenders pays loving homage to rough-and-tumble Hollywood film noir with The American Friend, a loose adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel Ripley’s Game. Dennis Hopper oozes quirky menace as an amoral American art dealer who entangles a terminally ill German everyman, played by Bruno Ganz, in a seedy criminal underworld as revenge for a personal slight—but when the two become embroiled in an ever-deepening murder plot, they form an unlikely bond. Filmed on location in Hamburg and Paris, with some scenes shot in grimy, late-seventies New York City, Wenders’s international breakout is a stripped-down crime story that mixes West German and American film flavors, and it features cameos by filmmakers Jean Eustache, Samuel Fuller, and Nicholas Ray.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- Audio commentary from 2002 featuring Wim Wenders and actor Dennis Hopper
- New interview with Wim Wenders
- New interview with actor Bruno Ganz
- Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Wim Wenders
- Trailer
- Insert featuring an essay by author Francine Prose
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Release Credits
Producer: Jason Altman
Artwork: Michael Boland
Release Notes on Restoration
The American Friend
The American Friend is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.66:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On standard and widescreen televisions, black bard may also be visible on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. Supervised by director Win Wenders and produced by the Win Wenders Stiftung | A Foundation, with support from the German Federal Film Board (FIA) for the digitization of content, this new digital transfer was created in 4K on an ARRISCAN film scanner from the original 35mm negative at ARRI Film & TV services in Berlin, where the film was also restored.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered in 5.1 surround from the original tapes by the Win Wenders Stiftung | A Foundation and approved by the director.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered in 5.1 surround from the original tapes by the Win Wenders Stiftung | A Foundation and approved by the director.