The American Friend - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)

A terminally ill Hamburg picture framer (Bruno Ganz) is manipulated by a shady American art dealer (Dennis Hopper) into becoming a contract killer for the mob. Wim Wenders's atmospheric, sun-drenched thriller—loosely adapted from Patricia Highsmith's Ripley's Game—is both a loving homage to American genre cinema and a meditation on identity, friendship, and the corrosive influence of money. Packed with cameos from directors Nicholas Ray and Samuel Fuller, The American Friend is one of the defining films of the New German Cinema.

• West Germany
• 127 minutes
• Color
• 1.66:1
• German
• Spine #793
• 1977

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- New conversation between director Wim Wenders and actor Bruno Ganz
- New interview with actress Lisa Kreuzer
- Audio commentary by film scholar Roger F. Cook
- Theatrical trailer
- English subtitles
- PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Atkinson