The American Friend

The American Friend

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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.

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Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

David Blue

Allan Winter

Rudolf Schündler

Gantner

Gerty Molzen

Old Lady

Heinz Joachim Klein

Dr. Gabriel

Satya De La Manitou

Angie

Axel Schiessler

Lippo

Adolf Hansen

Conductor

Rosemarie Heinikel

Mona

DirectorsNicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid, Jean Eustache, Wim Wenders

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Release dateJun 24 1977

Runtime2 hours 5 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesGerman, English, French

Production companiesRoad Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung

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