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The American Friend

Film19772h 5mReleased

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Director
Wim Wenders
Language
German
Released
1977-06-24
Runtime
2h 5m

Community score

7.1450 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.8

The story

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.

Cast

  • Dennis Hopper
    Dennis HopperTom Ripley
  • Bruno Ganz
    Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann
  • Lisa Kreuzer
    Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
  • Gérard Blain
    Gérard BlainRaoul Minot
  • Nicholas Ray
    Nicholas RayDerwatt
  • Samuel Fuller
    Samuel FullerThe American
  • Peter Lilienthal
    Peter LilienthalMarcangelo
  • Daniel Schmid
    Daniel SchmidIgraham
  • Sandy Whitelaw
    Sandy WhitelawDoctor in Paris
  • Jean Eustache
    Jean EustacheFriendly Man