Directed by:
Wim WendersScreenplay:
Wim WendersCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
Jürgen KnieperCast:
Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Jean Eustache, Lou Castel, Peter Lilienthal, Wim Wenders, Enzo Robutti (more)Plots(1)
Bruno Ganz plays Jonathan Zimmermann, a picture framer with a terminal medical condition. Through a series of encounters and machinations, he accepts money to kill a criminal in order to support his family after his death. He is aided by Tom Ripley (Dennis Hopper), an art forger. Unbeknown to Jonathan, Ripley is behind all the plans. However, the criminal and borderline sociopath's feelings towards Jonathan eventually change and he feels a responsibility to take care of his new friend. (Curzon Film World)
(more)Cast
Dennis Hopper
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bruno Ganz
Switzerland
Best movies:
In the White City (1983)
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Lisa Kreuzer
Germany
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Gérard Blain
France
Best movies:
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
The Cousins (1959)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
Nicholas Ray
USA
Best movies:
Hair (1979)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
Samuel Fuller
USA
Best movies:
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
The State of Things (1982)
Jean Eustache
France
Best movies:
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
The American Friend (1977)
Weekend (1967)
Lou Castel
Colombia
Best movies:
Fists in the Pocket (1965)
The Leopard (1963)
What Time Is It? (1989)
Peter Lilienthal
German Empire
Best movies:
The American Friend (1977)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Wim Wenders
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Summer in the City (1971)
Enzo Robutti
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Il papa buono (2003) (TV movie)
Daniel Schmid
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
The American Friend (1977)
Lili Marleen (1981)
Rudolf Schündler
German Empire
Best movies:
The Stars Shine (1938)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Kings of the Road (1976)
Gerty Molzen
German Empire
Best movies:
The American Friend (1977)
Axel Schiessler
Best movies:
The American Friend (1977)
Theo gegen den Rest der Welt (1980)
Andreas Dedecke
Best movies:
The American Friend (1977)