
The American Friend
Original title: Der amerikanische Freund
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7.1/10
(394)
6/24/1977
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2h 5min

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Drama
Thriller
Crime
Synopsis
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.
Direction: Wim Wenders
Producer: Joachim von Mengershausen, Wim Wenders
Cast

Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray
Derwatt

Samuel Fuller
The American

Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid
Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris

Lou Castel
Rodolphe