The American Friend
Drama | Thriller
7.1
Release Date
June 24, 1977
Duration
125 min
Status
Released
Language
de
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.
Casts
Tom Ripley
Dennis Hopper
Jonathan Zimmermann
Bruno Ganz
Marianne Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Raoul Minot
Gérard Blain
Derwatt
Nicholas Ray
The American
Samuel Fuller
Marcangelo
Peter Lilienthal
Igraham
Daniel Schmid
Doctor in Paris
Sandy Whitelaw
Friendly Man
Jean Eustache
Rodolphe
Lou Castel
Daniel Zimmermann
Andreas Dedecke
Allan Winter
David Blue
Gantner
Rudolf Schündler
Old Lady
Gerty Molzen
Dr. Gabriel
Heinz Joachim Klein
Angie
Satya De La Manitou
Lippo
Axel Schiessler
Conductor
Adolf Hansen
Mona
Rosemarie Heinikel
Auctioneer
Stefan Lennert
Man on the Train
Heinrich Marmann
Falling Man (uncredited)
Enzo Robutti
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
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