MOVIE
The American Friend
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 / first air1977-06-24
Original languageDE
GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime
DirectorWim Wenders
WriterPatricia Highsmith
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionRoad Movies, Wim Wenders Productions
Cast & Crew
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Dennis HopperTom Ripley
Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann
Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
Gérard BlainRaoul Minot
Nicholas RayAndrew Pogash Derwatt
Samuel FullerThe American
Peter LilienthalMarcangelo
Daniel SchmidSamuel Igraham
Sandy WhitelawDoctor in Paris
Jean EustacheFriendly ManKeywords
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