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The American Friend himself, 1976, by Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders on My Polaroid Friends:

‘I shot The American Friend in Hamburg and Paris.

It starred Bruno Ganz and Dennis Hopper

and was based on the novel Ripley’s Game

by Patricia Highsmith.

At the time,

Polaroid photographs corresponded

to what you’d now do on your smartphone.

I shot my actors during preparation and between scenes.

Even in the story, Polaroids were used,

in our case by Dennis Hopper who played Tom Ripley

and who became so much our ‘American Friend’

during the film that we changed its title from Framed’

Photograph: Wim Wenders

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The American Friend    1977

The American Friend    1977

video Original Trailer [HD]    HD Retro Trailers

Directed by Wim Wenders.

With Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz and Lisa Kreuzer.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XwSfIuM2kU

Dennis Lee Hopper    USA    1936-2010

his portrayals of drug-addled,

often deranged misfits

in the landmark films “Easy Rider,”

“Apocalypse Now” and “Blue Velvet”

drew on his early out-of-control experiences

as part of a new generation of Hollywood rebel

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