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The American Friend (1977)
- NR
- 09/24/1977 (US)
- Drama, Thriller
- 2h 5m
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.
Wim Wenders
Director, ScreenplayPatricia Highsmith
NovelCast
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Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley![Bruno Ganz's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/siuPo91XYmYLXeCdq2DZTyNtpYq.jpg)
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann![Lisa Kreuzer's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/iDlFoZkpOL856wiEDlJT3ksfzP.jpg)
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann![Gérard Blain's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pPYuPqx8NrieLkNpZhUKej5s3tx.jpg)
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot![Nicholas Ray's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/xnbQQUI6pwelsfHGnw5A9yGu5tK.jpg)
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt![Samuel Fuller's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/yC1rWSkV8crevItmlRz056GOTMf.jpg)
Samuel Fuller
The American![Peter Lilienthal's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/u9BLljfU1E3jFzJu2LQ406vNWOY.jpg)
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo![Daniel Schmid's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/1ETvbiExNRPLEbhejAvuflmOqie.jpg)