THE AMERICAN FRIEND

1977 Out Now BD Extras Introduction, Commentary, Deleted scenes, Documentary

Crime writer Patricia Highsmith was baffled when Wim Wenders cast Dennis Hopper as her sociopathic antihero Tom Ripley, and you can see why: his gun-toting, Stetsonwearing cowboy comes across as a spaced-out, Dylan-quoting kook in an oddball noir featuring cameos from a string of veteran Hollywood directors. Bruno Ganz is a dying art restorer persuaded to become a hitman in this intentionally distancing thriller, here presented in a fresh 4K restoration.