A film by the great Wim Wenders which I heard of but I had no idea it was an adaptation of a Tom Ripley book, Ripley's Game to be exact. Most people know of the Talented Mr. Ripley which was made in the oughts w/Matt Damon which was a remake of a French film named Purple Noon from the 60's starring Alain Delon. To complicate things further, Ripley's Game was remade a few years ago w/John Malkovich playing Ripley, whew! Anyway this version which was made in '77 starred Bruno Ganz playing the dupe & none other than Dennis Hopper playing Ripley. In this version, a dying man is coerced to commit a couple of murders for money & the fact he's dying works in Ripley's case to convince him. Not bad w/the location shoots appropriately mangy & dirty as Germany may've looked like back then. Film lovers will be giddy to see directors Sam Fuller & Nicholas Ray in rare acting turns.
Review of The American Friend
