The American Friend
The American Friend

The American Friend

1977 PG-13 2h 5m 7.1 (469) Released
Director Wim Wenders
Screenplay / Story Wim Wenders
Music Composer Jürgen Knieper
Cinematography Robby Müller

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.

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Original Language DE
Production Country France
Content Rating PG-13
Release Status Released

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Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer
Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain
Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray

Andrew Pogash Derwatt

Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller

The American

Peter Lilienthal
Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid

Samuel Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw
Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache
Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

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