The American Friend

★7.1·00·1977·2h 5m
Drama·Crime·Thriller

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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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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★7.1· 1977· 2h 5m· Drama, Crime, Thriller

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.

Release date24 Jun 1977
DirectorWim Wenders
LanguageDE
StatusReleased

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