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The American Friend (1977)
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The American Friend

1977Directed by Wim Wenders2h 5m

Der amerikanische Freund

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.

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Crime

Cast

  • Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley
  • Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann
  • Lisa Kreuzer as Marianne Zimmermann
  • Gérard Blain as Raoul Minot
  • Nicholas Ray as Andrew Pogash Derwatt
  • Samuel Fuller as The American
  • Peter Lilienthal as Marcangelo
  • Daniel Schmid as Samuel Igraham
  • Sandy Whitelaw as Doctor in Paris
  • Jean Eustache as Friendly Man
  • Lou Castel as Rodolphe
  • Andreas Dedecke as Daniel Zimmermann
  • David Blue as Allan Winter
  • Rudolf Schündler as Gantner
  • Gerty Molzen as Old Lady
  • Heinz Joachim Klein as Dr. Gabriel

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