Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The American friend / written, produced and directed by Wim Wenders.

Edition:

Special edition.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]

Description:

2 videodiscs (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

DVD video 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

widescreen (1.66:1)

DVD-video NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

A young picture framer thinks that he has terminal disease and is set up to become a hired assassin in West Germany because of the lure of quick money.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 793

Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 793.

Subjects:

Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Serial murderers -- Drama.

Psychopaths -- Drama.

Criminals -- Drama.

Murder -- Drama.

France -- Drama.

New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Crime films.

Film adaptations.

Fiction films.

Detective and mystery films.

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Other Author:

Wenders, Wim, film director, screenwriter, film producer.

Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010, actor.

Ganz, Bruno, actor.

Fuller, Samuel, 1912-1997, actor.

Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979, actor.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995. Ripley's game.

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Original title: Amerikanische Freund

Notes:

Title from container.

Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel "Ripley's Game."

Widescreen (1.66:1) aspect ratio.

DVD release of the 1977 motion picture.

Special features: Audio commentary from 2002 featuring Wim Wenders and Dennis Hopper ; new interviews with Wim Wenders and Bruno Ganz ; deleted scenes with audio commentary by Wim Wenders ; trailer ; essay by Francine Prose.

Director of photography, Robby Müller ; music, Jürgen Knieper ; editor, Peter Przygodda.

Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Samuel Fuller, Nicholas Ray.

DVD ; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In English, French and German, with subtitles in English.

ISBN:

1681430983

9781681430980

0715515165815

Publisher Number:

CC2573DDVD

Other Number:

930725876

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

558974

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE American