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Der Amerikanische freund /

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Story about a Hamburg picture framer who is perfectly ordinary except that he is suffering from a rare and fatal blood disease. His peace and sanity are upset when an insistent Frenchman offers him money to assassinate a Mafia figure in Paris.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wenders, Wim, Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010, Ganz, Bruno, Kreuzer, Lisa
Format: Video VHS
Language:German
Published: Carmel, Calif. : Pacific Arts Video Records, 1982.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Crime drama.
Description
Summary:Story about a Hamburg picture framer who is perfectly ordinary except that he is suffering from a rare and fatal blood disease. His peace and sanity are upset when an insistent Frenchman offers him money to assassinate a Mafia figure in Paris.
Item Description:German with English subtitles.
Title on label, The American friend.
Originally released in 1977 as a motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (127 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Audience:German.
Production Credits:Written by Wim Wenders; photography, Robby Muller; music, Jurgen Knieper.