The American Friend (1977)
Synopsis
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 Date: 1977-06-24
Runtime: 125 minutes
Director: Wim Wenders
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- Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley
- Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann
- Lisa Kreuzer as Marianne Zimmermann
- Gérard Blain as Raoul Minot
- Nicholas Ray as Derwatt
- Samuel Fuller as The American
- Peter Lilienthal as Marcangelo
- Daniel Schmid as Igraham
- Sandy Whitelaw as Doctor in Paris
- Jean Eustache as Friendly Man
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