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The American Friend

Original title: Der amerikanische Freund

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 462 votes

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.

Director
Wim Wenders
Release date
Jun 24, 1977
Original language
German
Origin
Germany

Cast of The American Friend

  • Portrait of Dennis Hopper

    Dennis Hopper

    Tom Ripley

  • Portrait of Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz

    Jonathan Zimmermann

  • Portrait of Lisa Kreuzer

    Lisa Kreuzer

    Marianne Zimmermann

  • Portrait of Gérard Blain

    Gérard Blain

    Raoul Minot

  • Portrait of Nicholas Ray

    Nicholas Ray

    Andrew Pogash Derwatt

  • Portrait of Samuel Fuller

    Samuel Fuller

    The American

  • Portrait of Peter Lilienthal

    Peter Lilienthal

    Marcangelo

  • Daniel Schmid

    Samuel Igraham

  • Portrait of Sandy Whitelaw

    Sandy Whitelaw

    Doctor in Paris

  • Portrait of Jean Eustache

    Jean Eustache

    Friendly Man

  • Portrait of Lou Castel

    Lou Castel

    Rodolphe

  • Andreas Dedecke

    Daniel Zimmermann

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