The American Friend

The American Friend

Release Date: 1977-06-24

Overview: 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.

Rating: 7.062 / 10

Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

as Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

as Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

as Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

as Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

as Derwatt

Crew

  • Peter Przygodda - Editor

  • Wim Wenders - Screenplay

  • Renée Gundelach - Executive Producer

  • Joachim von Mengershausen - Producer

  • Wim Wenders - Director

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