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Wim Wenders directs Dennis Hopper in the thriller The American Friend, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.77:1. The soundtrack is rendered in the original German. English subtitles arte accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Wenders and Hopper, deleted scenes with optional director commentary, and biographies of those involved with the production. This is an ...
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Overview

Wim Wenders directs Dennis Hopper in the thriller The American Friend, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.77:1. The soundtrack is rendered in the original German. English subtitles arte accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Wenders and Hopper, deleted scenes with optional director commentary, and biographies of those involved with the production. This is an excellent release from Anchor Bay.
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Special Features

Widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Audio commentary with writer/director Wim Wenders and star Dennis Hopper; Deleted scenes with commentary by writer/director Wim Wenders; Theatrical trailer; Talent bios; In German with optional English subtitles
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Michael Costello
Wenders homage to the American noir includes cameos by two of the genre's most significant figures, Nicholas Ray and Sam Fuller, and stars actor and director Dennis Hopper, whose life and career perhaps most perfectly embody the idiom's celebration of self-destruction. The doppelgänger motif, which threads through Highsmith's work, perhaps most familiar from Hitchcock's version of Strangers on a Train (1951), is also the dominant metaphor of Wenders' film, but in keeping with the director's characteristic ambiguity, the difference between Ripley and his victim are less distinct and sharp-edged here, as the cold-blooded artmonger actually shows some compassion, and the upstanding Zimmerman displays a capacity for evil. Despite the linear plot, the film, like much of the director's work, is suffused with a sense of contingency and randomness, placing a scrim of philosophical detachment between the audience and the drama's doomed characters. Hopper, then in extremely ill health, gives one of the most touching, least flamboyant performances of his career, and Ganz is equally effective as the ailing, anxious artisan.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/7/2003
  • UPC: 013131202892
  • Original Release: 1977

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  • Source: Starz / Anchor Bay
  • Aspect Ratio: Alternate Wide Screen (1.77:1)
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Time: 2:05:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Dennis Hopper Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray Derwatt
Samuel Fuller American Mobster
Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid Ingraham
Lou Castel Rodolphe
Jean Eustache Friendly Man
Rosemarie Heinikel
Rudolf Schundler Gantner
Wim Wenders Bandaged Man
Sandy Whitelaw Doctor in Paris
Technical Credits
Wim Wenders Director, Screenwriter
Jürgen Knieper Score Composer
Robby Müller Cinematographer
Peter Przygodda Editor
Sickerts Art Director
Patricia Highsmith Source Author
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. The Dead Artist [5:06]
2. Art Auction [6:44]
3. Cowboy With a Gun [3:44]
4. The Little Shop Around the Corner [5:01]
5. Prognosis [3:48]
6. Strangers On a Train [4:24]
7. Hobson's Choice [4:15]
8. The Conversation [5:09]
9. Bon Voyage [3:44]
10. American Hospital [4:56]
11. Diagnosis [3:24]
12. Subway [3:42]
13. The Metro [9:39]
14. Welcome [3:59]
15. The Other Requirement [4:43]
16. A Gift In Return [4:41]
17. A Job to Do [3:51]
18. Morning Train to Munich [4:21]
19. Help From a Friend [5:54]
20. Tension [3:35]
21. Gentlemen's Agreement [4:04]
22. Without a Goodbye [4:50]
23. Under Seige [4:29]
24. Revenge [6:10]
25. Arrival [3:42]
26. Departure [5:11]
27. End Credits [2:14]
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Menu

Side #1 --
   Chapter Selections
   Extras
      Commentary
      Deleted Scenes
         Dolby Digital 5.1
         Dolby Surround 2.0
         Commentary With writer/director Wim Wenders
      Trailer
      Talent Bios
         Wim Wenders
         Bruno Ganz
         Dennis Hopper
   Audio Setup
      Dolby Digital 5.1
      Dolby Surround
      Commentary (With writer/director Wim Wenders and star Dennis Hopper)
   Play
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