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1977 | DIRECTED BY WIM WENDERS

The American Friend

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Movie Stats
Year
1977
Runtime
 128 minutes (2 hrs 08 mins)
Certificates

15

Not Rated

12

K-16

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Select Cast
Dennis Hopper
Bruno Ganz
Lisa Kreuzer
Gerard Blain
Nicholas Ray
Samuel Fuller
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First viewed:
23rd Aug 2022
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
38
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
26th September 1977
48 years 8 months 12 days ago
France release date
 France
28th September 1977
48 years 8 months 10 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
11th October 1977
48 years 7 months 28 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
20th January 1978
48 years 4 months 19 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
30th January 1978
48 years 4 months 9 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
4th March 1978
48 years 3 months 4 days ago
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Directed by
wim wenders Wim Wenders
Starring
Dennis HopperTom Ripley
Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann
Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
Gerard BlainRaoul Minot
Nicholas Ray'Derwatt'
Samuel FullerDer Amerikaner
Peter LilienthalMarcangelo
Daniel SchmidIgraham
Sandy WhitelawArzt in Paris
Jean EustacheFreundlicher Mann
Lou CastelRodolphe
Andreas DedeckeDaniel
David BlueAllan Winter
Stefan LennertAuktionator
Rudolf SchundlerGantner
Gerty MolzenAlte Dame
Heinz Joachim KleinDr. Gabriel
Heinrich MarmannHerr im zug
Satya De La ManitouAngie
Axel SchiesslerLippo
Adolf HansenSchaffner
Rosemarie HeinikelMona
Enzo RobuttiFalling man
Wim WendersFigure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
30925
Wrong Move
30926
The American Friend
30927
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Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Mystery
Mystery
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Canada Canada
  • France France
  • Israel Israel
  • Turkey Turkey
News from around the web
Adaptation: Patricia Highsmith  Film Comment Wed, 6th May 2026

The 1973 movie Dennis Hopper tried to quit after hallucinating an armed revolution: “He was really shaken”  Far Out Magazine Sat, 16th May 2026

The American Friend  Reverse Shot Thu, 12th October 2023

The American Friend movie review  Roger Ebert Tue, 31st October 2017

The American Friend: Little Lies and Big Disasters  The Criterion Collection Tue, 12th January 2016

Wim Wenders’s High Plains Grifter (Published 2016)  The New York Times Fri, 12th February 2016

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