Where was The American Friend filmed?
1979 film, directed by Wim Wenders.
- Germany
The story is set in Germany, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Germany
- Filmed in
- Germany
About The American Friend
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- Released
- 1979
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Cast
- Dennis HopperBruno GanzLisa KreuzerSamuel FullerNicholas RayDaniel SchmidJean EustacheLou CastelGérard BlainPeter Lilienthal
- Genre
- Neo-noirDramaCrime
- Based on
- Ripley's Game
The story
Tom Ripley is a rich American living in Hamburg, Germany.
Ripley declines, but, to get even for Zimmermann's slight, suggests Minot use Zimmermann for the job.
Zimmermann is unaware of Ripley's involvement in the murder plot, and the two begin to form a bond after Zimmermann apologizes for being rude to Ripley when they first met.
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